I awake from my slumber deep
Pulse quickening
Blood thickening
Restraints from days gone by chafe
Anchored to toil; lack of sleep
Resisting time to keep them safe
Whirring thoughts come back to life
New elevator music plays
Commitments engage; unsheathed knife
Heart ember glows
Vent system blows
Smoldering passion becomes a blaze
Producing sounds of snapping ropes
Courage slices
Slothful vices
Willpower prevails against the clock
I don the day’s armor, gird with hopes
Feet set firmly upon this Rock
Gathering morsels of stable fuels
I fill my lungs with fresh ambition
Pockets and sacks with trusty tools
Cold machines
Backlit screens
Embrace the challenge of the mission
Putting out fires and filling cups
Strengthened muscle
Daily bustle
Inspiring others and crafting thoughts
Feeding birds and watering turnips
Cooking love in boiling pots
Patching up holes and building bridges
Chastening children to stay in form
Conduits, lights, fans and fridges
Sharpening skills
Picking up spills
Maintenance of a healthy norm
I reach the end of journeyed day
Remember blessing, and thankful, pray
Basking in joy and purpose found
Exemplify peace and order all around
Firmly planted roots will stay
Treasure in heaven will abound
And myself a moment, if I may
Cry tears in song
Teach right from wrong
And bring your willing heart along
As I write my story through text, scene and sound
That being said, one of the things that is jumping out to me a fair amount is just how many profiles demonstrate that several people are here looking for a good time, for new partners for sexual liaison or seeing the plural marriage pop culture boom and thinking it would be some kind of yolo adventure and that it might be cool for a while. That is what I see in the single women's profiles. In some of the couples profiles however it is far more of the predatory to desperate spectrum and I do not even slightly wonder at the fact that many are mystified by the lack of any response. In other couples profiles you will see the it is all about the ego stroke for the man equation being played out.
At the end of the day, personally I don't particularly care about being perceived as judgemental when so many are approaching plural marriage for all the wrong reasons. All that it will end up with is games being played, hearts being broken and families pulled apart.
Plural marriage is first and foremost a marriage. It is about love, permanence, giving each other support and the bonds of family. Plural marriage is not about jumping on the latest fad, it is not about your sexual fantasies or pumping up your ego.
Yeah yeah... standing on my soap box and preaching to an empty room. I know. Lame and pointless. It is frustrating though to browse through the site and see a handful of those who clearly take the idea of polygyny seriously and who are seeking their family or their new wife that are clearly having to wade through a sea of those who might be more suited to plenty of fish or some other hookup app.
This is supposed to be about love and family not being part of a fad.