At This Time...
Independence
... For ALL of Time
At this time

I do not desire
To share my body
With Others

Oh yes� I've loved
I remember pleasure
Mind-Body-Spirit
Inside tensions building
It was mostly
Wonderful

But at this time
Body-part touching
Would involve too
Many strings�
    Responsibilities
    Expectations
    Longings

At this time

I have
all the choices
There are no Others� no
    Explanations to provide
    Schedules to juggle
    Obligations to fulfill
    Disappointments to bear
    Recriminations to salve
    Body-parts to sooth
I have the sole authority
Win� lose� or bland
I have the only right to
Make the decisions


At this time

There are no Others
Needing
    Arbitration
    Cajoling
    Pleadings
I have the freedom
To be self-centered
Concerned with my
Own well being
    Peaceful
    Joyful
    Reflective
    Pensive

From time to time

I might step forth
Into another's arms
Into their Mind-Body
For an hour-day
Evening
It might provide a
Comfortable interlude
From sole control
Or an ugly one

But the conditions of
Body-parts passing
In the night
Are outside of my
Constraints for stable
Long term fulfillment
Almost all the time
I avoid these hasty
   Transient
   Entanglements
I have no need for
Interim
conquerings
Or
surrenderings
My interest is in the
Whole person and their
Whole life� their Spirit
Not just their Body-parts

At this time
I am not simply in
Storage waiting for
THE OTHER  to
Complete my life�
My life is complete
Within myself
Within my surroundings


FOOTNOTE

At some time

Perhaps I will meet
Others of my kind
Other
Independents
Other Sole Authorities


From
individual choice
We could elect to join
Minds-Bodies-Spirits�
One with another
Another with another

We will each remain
Independent
Respect Independence
Retain the right to decide

A life among equals
Is my vision

I would wait for all of
Time for its fulfillment


Until that time�

I do not desire
To share my body
With
dependent Others

I will simply live serene�
Not lonely� but alone
Neither Coupled nor
             Promiscuous

Waiting for the Independents
And knowing within myself
That they may never arrive
In my lifetime�
If you had your druthers
(and you do)
Would you
Choose to
Live as an
Independent...
With Other
Independents?
Could You?
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   Excerpted with permisson from:

 
The Little Red Book of Drivel
          Soul Rot and Other Forms of
          Insane Relationships In the
          3rd Millennium

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