if one is not acknowledged as a person, then they are an object 

the one that I longed for. he wanted to please me 

in the moments of physical union, but nothing personal

no energy or desire to get to know me in this way

he said nothing personal, and I agreed to it 

though I continued to speak and continued to ask

he said nothing personal, but there was personal

sharing of deeply personal things

he said nothing personal, yet he was conflicted about so many things

veil of denial from my own wounding 

I could not believe that we could share bodies and breath 

be so magnetized to each other 

and he could still keep me in certain boxes inside himself

or keep me in certain boxes over here 

but apparently he could