Ask Baba Yaga: Is a Man Ever Worth Fighting For?

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Dear Baba Yaga,

Is a man ever worth fighting for? My boyfriend’s devotion to me has come into question. He says he wants to be with me, but considers falling in love with another. Is this my opportunity for growth within our relationship, or will I grow stronger if I strike out on my own?

BABA YAGA:

If you go ; yr body will feel a shock, cold & cold everything within you — & then you will be yrself again, strong & solitary, vigorous from yr icy swim & knowing you could make the swim again. ) If you stay, you may float for a long day, somewhere above the earth, feeling always the many winds — warm or deadly, but always the lightness, always the air of you high & waiting, yr heart loud & yr lungs thinking. & after this day passes you will find yrself hitting the earth again, strong & solitary even if not alone — . So , do you wish for the sky-life, somewhere in you, or are you ready for the swim?

Taisia Kitaiskaia is a poet, writer, and Michener Center for Writers fellow. She’s taking questions on behalf of Baba Yaga at [email protected].