Jealousy has arrived

Jealousy has arrived.

It’s very primal.
It’s from the recesses of
the animal still inside of me.
I am threatened.

It’s very human.
I am threatened.
Someone is taking
what is MINE.

And what IS mine?

Babies almost always say “Da da”
before they say “Ma ma.”
They cannot give Mama a name
because they do not recognize her
as separate.

Babies know something.
Oneness.
Without a name,
there can be no mine
because all is me.

Lover,
I will endeavor
to keep a name from you
or perhaps give ALL names to you.
To free you
and me.

Donate.