to be known, is to be human

= my therapist once said, to be known is to be human = 

I laid cheek to chest

I found my life vest

It’s not that it’s Him

Yet there is something calming to his masculine mindset in moments

When mine’s a sticky fly trap 

He sleeps next to my stickiness

Without judgement of my insects 

Sometimes you gotta let it go Ali 

Casually with a smile 

He wasn’t telling me

He was loving me 

It’s that when I need to tantrum he lets me 

And when he needs to tantrum I let him

When I need to bury my head in shame 

When he needs to nuzzle his head in despair 

He’s wisdom when it matters

I’m nurturing when it matters

There’s a surprising yin and yang

He puts me back together again 

Without any putting 

Masculine hands

To my feminine heart

After deep sea diving 

I laid cheek to chest

I found my life vest

It’s not that it’s him

It’s that he actually knows me 

It’s as she said

To be known is to be human