You are a king
But you are not my king
You walk with the aura of royalty
Commanding the streets that try to engulf you like King Tut in his prime
Your majesty can be traced all the way back to the pyramids of Egypt to the greatness of Timbuktu
Right through the dreads on your scalp
Like a road map to a land uncharted that is ripe for the taking
You are godly
You are unworldy
You are beneficent
You are a king
You are not my king
You do not rule me
You do not dictate my castle
You have no keys to unlock my palace
Your rulings have no say in this kingdom
You don't own any parts of this land that is me.
We coexist beautifully.
Our kingdoms and queendoms make the world more precious
Coexisting harmoniously , interchanging constantly , ruling separately 💛
You are a king.
& I am a queen
One in the same, just as powerful as the other.
-A✨

Sometimes, poems just come to my head and I just go with them. I am not a poet, but life inspires me. And when it does, I pull out my six and just start typing away and let words come together. They're not perfect. And I rarely edit them. Because once the initial inspiration wears off, it's over. Add short burst of inspiration with little no motivation afterwards to the long list of my flaws.

This piece in particular, I'm sure it came from me reading some meme about some girl worshiping her boyfriend as a king. I always found that to be somewhat problematic. Hear me out. I love the notion of calling one another kings and queens and all the grandeur behind these titles. I think it's important to see the greatness within one another and to express it.

However, I do not want anyone to be my king. You can be a king but you're not mine. You don't rule over me. You don't control me. I could just be overthinking this, but given our current culture of dating, I'm not. We treat our men like kings, but the sentiments are not always reciprocated. No one should be worshiped, but if you're going over and above for someone because you love them and they're not returning the love, that's a problem.

We need to be careful with the terms of endearment we use because they can manifest themselves in our actions and reactions. We need to be intentional in understanding that even if your partner is great as a person, that doesn't allow them to treat you as less than in your relationship. It doesn't excuse their wrongdoings and you should not be complacent in allowing someone to exercise a superiority complex over you. They don't own you and you do not live to serve them. #GirlCode.

I find it quite disconcerting that so many women accept such one-sided relationships, because all of our lives we've been taught be be givers and to just give, but never been taught to demand the same. It just doesn't sit right with me.

In a relationship, you should take care of your partner and ensure they're satisfied. But it should be mutual. There should be no gender roles on love, affection and care.