A Request to My Beloved

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I’ve been thinking about why we want to see baby pictures of friends, lovers, and other close humans we’ve only known as adults. This is, maybe, one reason.

Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedI want a picture of you as a babyto keep somewhere close to myself.You, in your smallest and most vulnerable state -- You with arms and legs that haven't yet learnedto move you in the direction of your desires--You, before the world got hold of you andtold you the light in your eyes was unseemly,that your closeness to yourself wasn't right.I want to see the purity of your life emergingso that we have a map together to take you back there.