The Enterprise of Equality

This year, thus far, has been all about

Understanding equality in relationships

Any kind of relationship:

Friends

Lovers

Coworkers

Parents

Siblings

Cousins

You get the point

I can't say I grasp the concept of

Equality in relationships

Completely or even remotely

The pieces are still falling into place

BUT

Here's what I do know...

I cannot give, what cannot be given back

I cannot continue to extend courtesies, that are not reciprocated

I cannot give my time and space, to someone who has no room for it

I cannot continue to treat someone the way I want to be treated;

If they lack the capacity, emotional development, 

Self-awareness, and sensitivity

To treat me back the same way

I think the first step to creating equality

Is to take inventory of whether it

Exists or not in the relationship
I've only gotten this far to
Figuring this thing out

Still chewing on this idea of

Equality

Does it exist?

How can it be created?

How can it be maintaned?