FREE LOVE LETTERS

Of the language I was assured, of the gestures an adept. Acts of affection and generosity, flights of desire, sighs…

Love letter # 543

The sun was less incisive today. As I walked in your shadow. First sight of autumn. In the full bright…

My senses swirl around you. Picture you in minute detail, carve you in feeling, fill the air with your voice.…

There was a line in a Hindi film. How beautiful it is to long for you. Hearing it, I knew.…

Over time, small departures accrue. Mundane separations feeling somehow important. Leaving little dents in me. Rents in the fabric of…

For most of us, there are no bully pulpits. We command neither armies nor billions. There are no algorithms to…

You can tell. I sense it in your smile, the way you linger. You know I’ve noticed. Or think I…

Earlier, sitting where you used to, watching, I saw right through them. The crowds, so busy. Anything but stop and…

I wanted to press you against me. Feel your warmth and solidity. The better to know you were real. That…

The silence is so merciful. It is only us, with our remorseless chatter, who judge. Cut down. Categorise. The hate…