Swayamvar

Anything is easier -
to do without, to wither,
serve, and slave, to let
choices be made that turn
blood sluggish – anything
rather than see your eys
become the other’s
and say, I want this. Nothing
is harder than to say, yes, this,
this face, this stone, this sky, this song,
this, this, and not another.

- Ruth Vanita