“An intense, a vivid present was the best
exorcist of the past”
-Anais
Nin
So is my present tense, pregnant with
intensity and vividness. I exorcised his demon and now live in a healthy world
devoid of fantasies. The present is vivid, indeed. I was betrayed by a man who
didn’t believe in me or our union. And now I encounter men who stumble or glide
into my life…and actually recognize a future tense with me. However much I
resist playing the role of the fatalist, I look to these men as symbols of
progression, transition and enlightenment. Like the phoenix I so often laud and
valorize, I rise.