The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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Her
It is not as warm tonight and still the fire within, best described as longing, waxes and wanes with every beat of my heart. A beautiful woman on the street or at the gym is like a gust of wind that sends sparks throughout my body. Yet there is but one woman who is my constant, the burning ember that keeps my heart aglow. Her eyes betray her innocence, and bespeak an ageless sorcery. Though I am no more than a speck of dust in these transoceanic winds, I relish the burning, the dire yearning, as though it were hell’s fury.
We’ve started across that line, and the most important thing is for me to remain myself.
I recall our first kiss for its softness, but visually I remember a slide show as I blinked for long intervals. Her nose, her teeth, her bottom lip, my lips, her top lip…slow, easy, soft, natural, memorable.