They see

They see a submissive and her master

Two characters, black on white

But they do don’t know

Only we know

They aren’t aware in the way we are

Of ourselves

Of what’s happening inside

How colorful we are

How much depth is within us

How strong we are to one another

How much beauty is in us

They don’t know

A stranger can’t know

Only we can know, only we know

How special it is when we are one

They see an image through a lens

The eye taking pictures, interpreting in a way that makes sense

Without pressing any internal emergency buttons

Of ego and jealousy

They only see what they can or want to accept

What we show

Because what we do

Talking, whispering, holding each other

That’s only for us

We don’t expect them to understand the picture

The important thing is what we create through our collective insight

Every day I am in front of you

Only sometimes we are next to them

By Eli Dom