Art by Kalin Devone

What is Love to a Man?

Once young, I took on love blindly, unafraid of consequence. I aged and so did love. Although blinding, I was given sight through the hurt of its stench.

I aged more but love ran free, promiscuous with young, middle-aged, and old, souls that dance to Marvin Gaye, Usher, Chris Brown and Burner Boy. Sing to Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, Jorja Smith, and Rhianna. Grown and sexy types, boys want to… Ahhh, help them come up as men.

Tired from chasing and planning an escape, I embrace sleep. Settling into its absence like the affection of a hug.

Other days, Love is trusting the wind to catch you, it makes the fall deeper.