Reasoning

This partnership works
because

I am your
care giver
not your
caretaker

and

You are my care giver;
not my
caretaker.

Care
must be
taken
to ensure
giving
always comes first.

Sylvia Edwards

Compartments

Keeping each separate is the key.
    One savors love.
        One shelters pain.
    One maintains business.
        One harbors pleasure.

Tracking each separately is the core.
    Never let one cross another.
        Let each one out alone.
    Never disrupt the order.
        Let each one reign supreme.

Freezing each separation is the error.
    One creates anxiety.
        One promotes lethargy.
    One posits loneliness.
        One cultivates rage.

Pretending each is separate
    By keeping joy here and
        Keeping sadness there and
      Keeping  very busy
        Keeps the anguish at bay.

Sylvia Edwards

So

No is such a simple word.
Why do I spell it
D O?

Sylvia Edwards