BALL AND CHAIN
I do not subscribe to this ball and chain style dating
Courting
Booing
Or whatever you want to call it
There are four legal statuses
Single
Married
Divorced
And Widowed
I am happily single
This does not mean that I am alone
And I do not confuse my status with the way some folks do “legal”
marriage in this country
If you are married and your being is free that is a rare and beautiful
thing
If you are married and bound and unable to move
That is your slavery issue
Single for me means
I am free to go where I want to go,
With who I want to go with,
When I want to go.
I am free to converse and conduct business without explanation.
I am free to have coffee, tea and develop new friendships if I so desire
If we have decided to share in one another’s lives
Let’s celebrate that each and every time
But don’t get lame
I am not a piece of property for you to claim
I am my own woman
And don’t be asking me too many damn questions
My father is in the grave.
-Lily Rose Poetic Flow
