At The End Of Fascination
The person I wrote this for, when he read it, told me, You don’t yet realize that we are beyond this. It was a fitting end in every way possible.
Attraction
Narcissa
I had a pseudo-date, recently. What’s a pseudo-date? Oh, that’s something that looks like a date but isn’t. Why? Because I bought him an ice-cream cone (and was ordered and reminded to blog about it, so here you are, Mr.Pseudo-Date). And yeah, because a conversation such as this was possible……
Pin-up Lolita
What is up with the sudden fascination with the child-woman? Is Lolita really what the Modern Man wants?
Electra and Oedipus in Love
Electra: Let’s run together, you and ILike we used to when we were kidsI know we didn’t know each other, growing upBut who says we ever had to grow up?Let’s play catch and hide-and-seek Oedipus: Hold me close, hold me at arm’s lengthBut stay beautiful alwaysA home to come home…
Desires
We are challenged by the audacity of our desires but also restricted by their focus. Thank God then for life’s miracles…and its disappointments.
A Crush
He passes her; she flashes an almost-not-there glance Like she’s thinking deeply, unaware of staring He watches her surreptitiously….hoping she won’t notice. Hoping she will. She does. That’s why she doesn’t turn around and smile. Perhaps she will. She doesn’t ponder over how silly she’s being. Crushes are to be…
Attraction Q.E.D.
He: Are you attracted to me?She: Do you want me to say that I am?He: Actually I know you are. I just want to hear it from you.She: I am only attracted to arrogant bullies who treat me badly. Do you want to change your statement?He: No.She: Exactly.
POEM: Lost Soul
Soulful is how I first described your eyesAnd souls don’t ever die, you know I’ve been reading you for a long time nowYou’ve been letting me look right into youAnd glimpse serene Wonderland through your eyes. Galatea of the spheres – Salvador Dali You weren’t born to be world-weary or…
POEM: An Open Relationship
What was I to you But a strange but friendly, smiling face And what more were you to me But someone to smile at? Maybe each of us was a face the other was looking for To superimpose on long-cherished, never-realized fantasies Do phrases like “never forget” and “everlasting love”…
The Older Woman In A Relationship
A lot of men admit to having been attracted to an older woman at some point of time in their lives. Whether it was the adolescent yearnings towards the teacher/neighbor’s wife/friend’s mother or the preference in the later years for mature women (whether it is actualized or not), there definitely…