Sex/Life 12

We were in silence. She, sitting on her side of the bed, lit a cigarette. The smoke annoyed me, but I had bigger concerns in my head. We agreed on “just sex”, but what follows after you are done? It wasn’t the age gap or the cultural differences. There was no connection at all. Just…

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Sex/Life 11

She smiled and told me “you were up to the expectations you created.” I turned and looked at her: naked, messy hair, laid on my bed. “What expectations?” I asked. “You told me you were a good lover. Don’t you remember?” she said. I laughed my ass off. I didn’t remember saying that, but I…

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Gratitud

Mi madre siempre me repetía este dicho: “no sabes lo que tienes hasta que lo pierdes.” Creo que me lo dijo tantas veces que nunca me detuve a analizar el sentido de la frase. Ahora, con mi historia personal a cuestas, puedo dimensionar qué es lo que mi madre trataba de transmitirme con aquellas palabras….

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