The Three of Us

by Ore Agbaje-Williams

It was his birthday party.

Oof

She is probably the only person in my life who has never wanted something from me, only for me.

That my desire to wait was self-serving, and that I should remember that it’s not all about me.

Temi is good at carving out her own spaces and creating the reality she wants—but

I woke up every morning and chose violence.

control was the only thing that I had never been given and really wanted.

I love him because he loves me without requirement.

I love him because his love isn’t transactional,

Doubt and truth are so close that it’s sometimes impossible to tell them apart.