Across Campus

by Laura
(Merced, CA, USA)

Dearest; The first time I saw you, you were with another girl. She was tall, pretty, shapely, funny... everything I wished I was. You were handsome, charismatic, charming, witty... everything I wanted.

But you were across campus, and I didn't know you. You were a faraway muse; a hero I could only dream about. Was it love at first sight?

Maybe... I was definitely drawn to you from the moment I laid on you. But it wasn't until we had class together... it was a small class, not unusual of our university, and that meant I actually got to speak to you!

You learned my name! You read my paper! You smiled... oh how you smiled. You reduced my stoic exterior to a burning, yearning pile of desire. You were all I ever wanted.

You won me over completely with one line. You said, oh I remember it so clearly, "I'm afraid at what kind of man I'll become in five, ten years." Such a candid, vivid, crystal-clear view into your soul!

I learned that in addition to being a man who could spice up my life - and save me from my boredom! - you were someone who cared about who they were. Someone who wanted to be a better person.

So was I surprised when you gave me your number? Infinitely! Was I surprised when our conversations became more frequent? Indubitably! Was I surprised when I learned you returned my feelings? Unbelievably!

Yet here we are, and I love you more than words can express. You are my creative muse, the love of my life, the man I want to spend the rest of my life with.

You don't care that I'm damaged goods - that you've had to undo the hurt that I've suffered at the hands of other men. You are no ordinary man, you are a superman... like Raskolnikov only wishes he could have been!

I, who shirks away from the idea of being trapped to one person from eternity, wants to be with you for entirety! Until I breathe my last breath, I want you by my side. What more is there to say?

You were some statuesque figure... now you're my lover, my be all to end all. I love you, Kyle. And I will always love you; until the world wrenches us apart.