This poem began as flash fiction, and was then whittled even smaller\u2014perhaps ironic, given its subject. I wrote this to explore how we change in a relationship, how it isn\u2019t always healthy or best for us\u2014or necessarily consensual.\xa0|\xa0\xa9 2024 by E. Catherine Tobler. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices