From the Shallows into the Deep
6:00 AM
The moment of truth finally arrived. The voice behind my phone became flesh and I saw her dwell in the beauty of the morning light.
I quite anticipated this moment to the point of empty slumber. Yet despite such lack of rest, I felt an invigorating refreshment to know that the long-awaited moment of longings will be finally satisfied.
I took your baggage, your time and your space within mine. My smile is a reflection of bombarding emotions leading to what it seems like heaven. Together we savor the sunrise’s soup, yet the delight of the moment lies not in the spices of our food but in our togetherness.
7:00 AM
I willingly offered my personal space as a haven for rest. You seem so tired, yet vibrant despite the seven long hours of journey. There is a tinge of awkwardness between us. We only met once, in that shallows, yet it seems like we crave for that deep dive.
You urged me to take my rest but my rest was captivated by you. I held those hands before me and started snuggling towards you until we took a meter deep further- delighting on the very first fusion of passion.
9:00 AM
We went beyond the physical realm of intimacy as we explore the gap of our individuality. You animated your childhood days, you introduced me to your deepest motivation and you allowed my heart to magnify yourself. I was there with you. I mirrored your life within my own reflection. I gave up my security and invited you to come in. Just as you are open to me, I open myself to you. There is no holding back, I choose to harmonize my life song with the choir of your being.
12:00NN
You held to my arms as a chimp swinging from vine to vine. I felt a gush of worry knowing that the place is filled with whirlpools of my history. I fought over it in my thought, until slowly, I have managed to take those fears and turn it into faith- trusting that the moment is meant to be harvested and not to be hidden. I am comfortable with you. Your smile is sublime. It is hard to take my eyes on you. I filled the gaps between your fingers as we take that ride in anticipation of what lies in the city’s coolness. I am with you. You are with me.
3:00 PM
The circle of life emerges within the darkened room of entertainment. The beauty of the wild unfolded before our eyes. You might have noticed but I am delighted by your keenness. The circle of life held you captivated and within you spring the beautiful emotions of peace, love and joy. You are in your fullness. As I stay back to observe you more, I cannot help but reflect, “What inner beauty lies within her that I have not yet seen?” You are full of surprises and thus my heart is filled with anticipation to what lies within your roots.
7:00 PM
Together we explored on your story of assertiveness. You know who you are, where you are and what you have. No people can ever dictate your life. Yet in such assertion reveals a fruit of gentleness and love. Your truth is a radiance of care to everyone around you. All these people in your life is a reminder that you matter. Your adorable character is something that we cherish. We appreciate your life. Your existence is immensely valued.
I must admit that during this time, I am deeply, more fully giving in to the temptations of the deep. I feel love, more love towards you and no reason can ever explain why.
9:00 PM
The room is now filled with intricate notes weaving together to form an atmosphere of intimacy. I held your hand and led you to a space for motion. I look within your soul through your eyes.
You expressed the treasury of your joy and enthusiasm. My awareness is glued on you. Your eyes are definitely the most beautiful thing that I have ever seen. Your smiles are like the calming promise of togetherness, not forever, but in the present moment.
We are now taking the leap towards that deepness of both danger and delight. We wanted to be lost in the moment, in the contract of love. I never felt such ecstasy until you came and stole that sense of certainty. For surely, tonight, there are no things certain. All is a risk, and the risk is to be embraced as part of the moment.
In the deepness of passion, we moved from wave to wave. Like an explorer in the ocean, we are lost but unafraid. We grasp for life and together we drown into the deep- yet we drown not to die, but to live in the sublime. There is no turning back. We are far from the shallows. We are covered in the elements of delight, pleasure and ecstasy.
10:00 PM
After the course of intersection comes the course of deep reflection and slowly your armor wears off. Deep beyond the maturity of your character is a child longing to be loved, to be cared for, to be cherished and to be treasured. Outside the outskirts of your strength comes the gentle reminder that you crave for rest, for peace, for wholeness. I discerned that your past few months are a struggle to keep your chin up.
Suddenly, fountains of genuine tears slowly crawl out of your eyes. All I can offer is an ember of embrace and the gentle assurance that I am here, it might not be always, but now I am here.
11:00PM
The night now was filled with laughter and satires. We explored even the shallow parts of what makes us, us. The dangerous burning passions of love, the silly experiences of youth and the vast maze of our own confusions. We ended up deeply succumbed in each other’s presence. You in me and I in you. Now, I can take my deep slumber.
7:00AM
The morning was met with a sincere touch of gaze as I search the corners of your eyes. Like a child staring at the horizon, I contemplated and realized that the north, south, east and west of your soul is love. Rich love that seems to be unending and in that love I must be in the center. How magical is the moment of just deeply regarding you as mine. No words can ever fathom the mysterious experience of being lost in that love.
11:00AM
We took our craving by immensely devouring the rejuvenating gift of brunch. I vividly remember your awe as you gazed through the platters of what a garden can offer. I have regularly enjoyed satisfying the cravings of hunger but this time, I realized, however, that the magic of food lies not in the ingredients but in the sharing of experience. Your face is glowing with delight and our hearts is filled with cherishment. Sustenance is much more savory with you.
12:00NN
I willingly guided you to satisfy your eyes with the beautiful pride of where I belong. A lot of which we walked through triggered memory from the past. I guess you are now a part of that history. We stroll over my own lasting footprints and we held each other’s hands. We celebrate the beauty of love at its fullness. Our companionship blossoms into this delightful fruit of freedom. Hakuna Matata. It means no worries, for the rest of these times. It is a problem-free philosophy- a philosophy of no turning back.
4:00PM
For hours now that I delighted in your soul, I finally came into the realization that man’s love is able to surpass the boundaries of the physical to look beyond the beautiful qualities of the spiritual. Your core is much more appealing than your body. Your life definitely expanded to join mine. Such is love in motion. Love lost in consciousness. It is, in my own thought, an aspect of art, and the art of life involves the lost in love.
Sooner or later, these moments will fade away. The immortality of such experience and immersion, however, will forever stay. It is a wonderful time and time in itself passes like a gushing river. Yet, there is a way that we can contain those moments within our reach forever. When you seem like longing, I am in your heart, remember.
7:00PM
The shallows are far from us now. We are now in the center of the deep. We dance with it, we live through it, we sang and gave this life tons of laughter.
However. . .
Let us emerge now to go back to the shallows. But consider this before we leave. . .
I love you. . .
Remember, I am in your heart and so are you in mine.
