Polyamour Series
Return from Florence
Airport, plane, Paris,
Florence, a week-long trip,
as a couple, not simple.
Return to Paris.
What was planned:
an evening at my place,
with you, you and I.
And then, arrival in Paris, phone, SMS....
You're focused, perhaps concerned...
We're heading for the taxis, and now you're telling me:
"No, but in the end, Jacques is coming to get me."
There you go,
in all simplicity, that's what you wanted, that was what was good for you.
Destabilizing for me, of course.
But...
past the first emotion,
you did what was right for you, you did what you wanted.
You acted for you.
I love you.
I'm in love with you.
I therefore wish to your happiness.
So, when I passed my first disappointment,
what happened at that time?
You offered yourself what you wanted.
There was weight between us,
you needed to be able to more lightweight.
It was good for you.
What about me?
You offered me of time.
Time with me, all alone.
Time for me, maybe.
Time to create, to think, to read,
to do what I wanted.
Text, drawing, direction, voice Benoît Labourdette (2019)