I take aim
Correct form
Exhale
Release
The word hangs
In the air
A whisper
A whisper
I lower my arm
I lower my voice
I say
I just thought
You should know
My heart-drum
Pounds
Time in ice
Inhale the frost
Wait for the target
To receive
Or reject
The aro
Written for Aroventures: AAA Literary Journal: Aromantic Awareness Week 2021.
Asexuality is an orientation to describe not experiencing sexual attraction. Aromanticism is an orientation to describe not experiencing romantic attraction. Most people think of their attraction as both romantic and sexual, but these are not always aligned. Anyone can experience split attraction, so someone might be any combination of homoromantic, homosexual, biromantic, bisexual, queer, panromantic, pansexual, aromantic, asexual, or other orientations. These are also separate from gender identity.
Continue reading “Asexuality and aromanticism resources”It’s time to talk about… aromanticism! I haven’t spent as much time on this as I have on asexuality, so it’s time to answer some questions and bust some myths.
Similar to how asexuality is a lack of sexual attraction, aromanticism is a lack of romantic attraction. I’m both aromantic and asexual, aro ace for short, but not every ace is aro and not every aro is ace. If you’re not aro and/or ace, you’re allo. So someone can be alloromantic asexual, aromantic allosexual, alloromantic allosexual, or, like me, aromantic asexual.
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