Poems

Our Relationship

Written at age fourteen

How can one have
Only one kind of relationship
With the other
It definitely sounds illogical
But believe me, it is real.
For instance,
Let A be my friend
But she is not always my friend
She is my enemy when
She abandons me
She is my teacher when
I learn from her
She is my mother as
She advises now and then
She is not always my friend
For instance,
Let B be my teacher
But he is not always my teacher
He is my teacher when
I learn from him
He is my father
When he warns me
He is my guide
When I trust him
He is my friend
When he listens to me
He is my enemy
When he gives homework
He is not always my teacher.
So now, do you understand
The people of the “one named relation” world
What I mean
Relationship is not for naming
Relationship is not for defining
Relationship is not for claiming
Relationship is not for defying
Relationship is not for experiencing
The strong bond between two
Otherwise non related
Entirely different Human Being
Relationship is to be treasured
But never, never measured.

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