When the Mirror Breaks: Power, Pattern, and the Systems That Shape Our Relationships

Abstract

This piece speaks from within the lived experience, body memory, and structural navigation of Black and Brown folx, especially in the context of consensual non-monogamy, conscious power dynamics, and power exchange spaces. While its insights may resonate broadly, it does not flatten the truths specific to bodies and identities that have been pushed to the margins by systems of power and influence, particularly when that power is unconsented, assumed, or inherited.

It is offered as a lens, a mirror, and a map, for those who are ready to see.