there really is a magic in

— a lifting out of —

oneself
that occurs in any human
relationship:
the complicated weave of
displacement, replacement and
implacement, an elastic flow of
faith

–delicate–

requiring two very different and distinct
threads linked with a recognized and
indescribable Other
(submission)

–steadfast–

guileless love leaving the heart wide
open to attack
but also support and
Understanding.

Would that we all were bound.

. . . (Living is an Art.)

c. Mary Kathryn Gough
12/12/2003 12.14 am