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tell me
am I diminishing myself
choosing your company
making a bid for you
knowing you are not mine
am I diminishing myself
because I don’t think
I am entitled to you
or anyone
am I playing small
being stirred by your being
drawn to you with an intensity
I cannot begin to understand
am I foolish
when I think I am not less without you
when what I enjoy in your company
is expanding on what is inside
and already a part of me
am I mistaken
when we are not taking from each other
but adding and creating something
more than the sum of us
am I diminished
when I do not claim you for myself
when what we share is not exclusive
but transforming and touching others
and healing us
tell me
are we becoming less in each others arms