Lotus

by Jennifer Hartmann

“I want you to teach me everything. How to touch you, taste you, worship you.”

I want to be the only one responsible for her ecstasy…forever.

I’m trying to become a better man—a man you can be proud of. A man who has the means to take care of you.”

Of course, I love her. I love her more than I love fresh air.

a feeling I can’t quite describe. It’s a loss that makes my soul ache.

There is only you.”

I hug her, cling to her, cherish her,

She is, by far, the greatest work of art.

“I love you, Syd. I loved you then, I love you now, and I’ll love you until my dying day.”

I’m hopeful we can visit each other today, as the only thing I wish for this Christmas is to hold you in my arms.

his hands clutch my hip bones with a possessive urgency. “You’re exquisite in every way.”