Cora— For most of my life I’ve only thought of myself in terms of my deficiencies. I assumed my shortcomings marked my path whether or not it was one I wanted to trod. My future became a series of unsatisfying, half-asked questions. For a long time, I thought I didn’t know what sort of man I wanted to be. It seemed my brother, my peers, all possessed some innate quality I lacked. But I was wrong. You made me wrong, every single day this summer. I do, indeed, know exactly what kind of man I want to be— Yours. I long for you every moment of the day, and the longing is visceral and immutable.
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