of power and love

Power is involved you know, she said.

There are power structures.

I smiled and told myself

Not in mine.

But I nodded along.

Young, I thought.

To see everything in black.

Then the time came.

That going-into-shell time.

You know how it is

People claim your time

And you just want to leave them all

Yes, yes. Arrogance and all.

A privilege people around me have granted.

Until now.

A conversation.

Stifled. Clear.

No more talking.

For a while.

Expectation filled

That some persistence despite.

No calls.

Desperation mounts.

Not my terms.

Anger. Impotent.

Mind goes awry.

Power is involved you know.

There are power structures.

Ah.