Theory and practice

Back than

In sex education

Teenager me learned about sex parts, condoms and pregnancies

In theory

In practice I didn’t care.

Onward a bit

When adult me was in a relationship

I researched sex, sex toys and sex positions

Until, in theory, I had assembled a ‘how to’, an ‘enjoyable sex guide’

Yet, in practice, whatever sex thing I tried

It mysteriously failed, I cried.

A few years forward on the clock

Now relationship-less me stumbled upon an asexuality tiktok

Dove down an asexuality research rabbit hole in shock

And theory and practice finally aligned

In words that spoke to my heart, my mind,

My very being

It was profoundly freeing

To be seen and to be known

To gaze into a mirror of knowledge, the reflection at last my own.