Nothing to write but I feel like it’s coming. Waves are still crashing. Heart is still humming. Jumping through hoops to receive your bouquet… The truth was delivered on Brian’s first day.
Brian was there in two-thousand winter. First month of year pierced heart like a splinter which remains there today; his birthday remembered: January dream in July of December.
There was snow where he touched me. Brian, scared that he loved me. Brian stared. Brian cared as I woke with a fright. And there in the shade of the dream where we made love he carried and married me all through the night.
Seven-teen years and I still feel those kisses though we never have visits; explicit or shamed.
And I never accepted he’d been resurrected for in death I was blessed while in life only blamed.
Tears fall from eyes I’ve rinsed and repeatedly cleaned as I’ve organized words that defeated and tore me asunder like peace disappeared with the heat of the summer and ice of my fears with soul crushing weight of tears from my lover:
We all know the heart is the loneliest hunter.
I’m so very tired and I’ve hated this night…
But my symptoms are clear and I know what is right.
I hurt him with thoughts that he never guessed.
Jealous reminder of that man undressed.
Devouring fear that seldom ignores me,
As Aaron convinces… As Aaron implores me to live my own life in spite of my sickness.
Today, during my prostate exam, Doctor said he was sorry as he inserted a single finger.
I told him it was fine.
I wanted to say (but didn’t) that he could use more than one.
I didn’t say that his finger felt amazing but was only a shadow of what I’d felt earlier on Sunday morning.
The exam was brief and painless, but left me wet.
My doctor is a horrible tease.
The doc says everything’s great and that there’s no blood; no sign for worry; no cause for alarm.
I nearly ask him to try again but instead I give thanks while marveling that I remain both physically and spiritually intact.
Written by Jason Wright July 11, 2017
“Prostrated” was written in a mad rush of notes, this being the first completed piece. The others were later finished in October and this became the final entry in a trilogy that was released later.
Also (and this may be Too Much Information), what I remember about this exam (which I’ve had every 3 months for years) was that I was curious if there would be any problems, because 2 days before, I had experienced double anal penetration in a threesome, which was the first time I’d ever done that. I felt great, so I thought everything was fine, but it was nice to have it confirmed by my doctor! And now you know…