Wanted teacherwriterguy: This is what I wanted to ask:
How dare you?
Why did you?
Where are you?
Who are you?
This is what I wanted to think:
Even when we’re divorced, I’ll still be married to you.
None of this had to do with paperwork anyway.
I could change my name and still be me.
You could keep my name and never be you.
This is what I wanted to feel:
My eyelids dropping and sleep approaching.
My place among the constellations of humanity.
My heart’s inevitable, unlikely connection to you
My self-worth.
This is what I said:
