LOVING THE STRANGER

FIRST SIGHT,

FIRST SOUND,

FIRST ACTION OPENED WIDE!

FIRST TOUCH SO LONG DENIED...

A SPARK INGNITES

HE SMILES

THE FIRES RAGE

MY MIND IS SCREAMING:

DON'T TAKE HIM AWAY!

YOU'RE HURTING HIM!

TEARS HAVE TAKEN HIM

AND HE IS GONE...

BUT I WILL FOLLOW.

HIS EYES BID ME SPEAK:

"I...I..."

(PLEASE DON'T GO! DON'T LEAVE ME!)

"I...I..."

(I LOVE YOU! OH GOD! I LOVE YOU)

HE TURNS TO GO

AND IS GONE FOREVER.

I AM ALONE

IN BIG BRIGHT LETTERS:

THE END

"NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOO!"

...AND THEN I WAKE UP.