addition considerations

For awhile you were my one and only.
I devoted myself to being the best father I could be.
I am still that father now
But you’re not the only one in my life.

It’s a change for both of us.
You still get all your favorite foods prepared.
You still get my affection and guidance.
But now I’m in another relationship, too.

I adore you. You know this.
I adore her, too, in another way.
You don’t easily accept this change yet.
It feels like losing me to share me.

You will be departing next year
Going off to college and your adult life.
She has arrived this year
Before you are ready to transition.

Every problem is an opportunity.
This can be a good thing.
She’s not moving in, you know?
This is still your house with me.

I am a happier person as you can see.
That’s good for you and me.
We still have our same special times together.
I have more to give, not less.

Our relationship is an unbreakable bond.
I wish you could make room in your heart
For someone new in my life.
I’m hoping for this generous gift.

She could be a welcome addition in your life
But she’s not going to push her way in.
She will be sensitive to your feelings
And let you determine what works for you.

She will only ever come here as a guest
When you are here, only with your permission.
I promise you’ll get every consideration.
Don’t worry, be happy!

second self

I think you are my second self.
We laugh about all the little twin behaviors
So many the same almost like we were cloned.
Even more I marvel at the large questions agreement.

I want to make the world a better place
Starting with how I treat the people in my life
While opposing injustice anywhere
And defending all life on our planet.

You have lived a life dedicated to the struggle
Against oppression, for liberation.
You have walked the walk while others merely talk.
You have been an exemplary comrade.

You are completely honest and direct.
You don’t hold back secrets.
A conversation between us feels as true
As a conversation with myself.

We share a systems view of things.
We take in information with an open mind.
We analyze complex interactions
And solve problems through understanding.

Part of me loves domestic life, nurturing, children.
Part of you is a no nonsense woman of the world.
We are male and female both
Incorporated into a complete person.

I embrace the part of you that is male
Even as I desire your female form.
I’m in tune with your female responses
Even as I lift you off your feet.

You are my ideal companion.
You complement me in every way.
We found each other by good fortune.
We hold each other now with certainty.

peaches

ditto

Ditto.
Two syllables that please me much.
At last a word that can be spoken between us
To express what cannot yet be said.

This could be algebra
Using a variable to hold possible values.
This could be a bridge
Between statement and fact.

I am very happy to be in a relationship with you.
That’s an understatement as you know.
I know about you, too.
You share so much of yourself.

What you do is how you show
Your feelings for me.
You bring out the pictures of your past,
Your dearest memories.

You open your inner life to me.
You speak without words.
I listen. I hear you. My heart is touched.
Me, who lives by words.