if i could tell you…

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it’s the space between the words the gentle intake of breath it’s your lost island look when i’m near it’s the sense i am so beautiful i bless you with my smile it’s the unexpected touch i’m still here it’s the love we know we’d make and the children that would come…

It is a Marathon Not a Sprint

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My seventh trip to the DR in the last year will embark in just over two weeks. This time there is no fan fare,  no expectations. Don’t worry, our relationship has not cooled, we have not grown apart, we have just come to realize that it is a marathon not a sprint….

Our (not so) Little Secret

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We have a secret, a not so little secret — Karan’s family does not know about our relationship, at least not officially. Yes, it has been two years, but before you can understand why they don’t know, I need to tell you the backstory. Karan, as you know, is from India, not…

Rama & Sita

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I have been reading a lot about Hinduism of late. Perhaps it’s a way of searching for faith during a difficult time and perhaps it is a way to learn more about my true love while we are apart. All I know is that it give me peace to learn. Rama is…

Tapestry of Love

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When I love someone the way I love Karan, I need to express it in a creative form. Six months into our relationship, when I realized that Karan was really the man I had hoped him to be, I decided to make him a tapestry of his favorite Hindu god: Rama. What…