Mating in Captivity

WILD THINGS IN CAPTIVITY
Wild things in captivity
while they keep their own wild purity
won’t breed, they mope, they die.
All men are in captivity,
active with captive activity,

Patterns Are Equal Employment Opportunities

The very foundation of their relationship was at stake

Rose was due for a break.

yet, in a cruel twist of fate

Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source.
—Anaïs Nin

we need to honor and recognize the many ways we can reach out and touch someone.

When we privilege speech and underplay the body, we collude in keeping women confined.

When the impulse to share becomes obligatory, when personal boundaries are no longer respected, when only the shared space of togetherness is acknowledged and private space is denied, fusion replaces intimacy and possession co-opts love.

Love enjoys knowing everything about you; desire needs mystery.