you said,
you wear the pants
an accusation,
as if yielding is female
and providing direction strictly male,
as if gender
holds importance
for us
tradition has no place here;
we are simply 2 people
stumbling toward family
any way we can
you said,
you wear the pants
an accusation,
as if yielding is female
and providing direction strictly male,
as if gender
holds importance
for us
tradition has no place here;
we are simply 2 people
stumbling toward family
any way we can
My poor husband–still, after all these years, he has not learned that domestic squabbles often fuel creativity. When you live with a poet, anything you say is fair game for public exposure later. Open your mouth at your own risk….. Hmmmm–there might be an image in this thought I will want to use later, too.
Righteousness is my measuring stick. Thank you Deborah
I really like that last stanza. Despite differences, the two of you are still looking in the same direction together.
Richard
Thank you so much, Richard. I do think the beauty of human relationships is how, somehow, miraculously we do get there together…..in spite of ourselves.
Deborah–you are so right! I make sure no name-calling or other abuse is involved 🙂