Taking Flight:

Simone’s Notes:

Eros, in Greek mythology, was the Greek god of love. His Roman counterpart was Cupid "desire". Some myths make him a primordial god, while in other myths, he is the son of Aphrodite. Eros appears in ancient Greek sources under several different guises. In the earliest sources, the cosmogonies, the earliest philosophers, and texts referring to the mystery religions, he is one of the primordial gods involved in the coming into being of the cosmos. But in later sources, Eros is represented as the son of Aphrodite, whose mischievous interventions in the affairs of gods and mortals cause bonds of love to form, often illicitly. Ultimately, in the later satirical poets, he is represented as a blindfolded child, the precursor to the chubby Renaissance Cupid – whereas in early Greek poetry and art, Eros was depicted as an adult male who embodies sexual power, and a profound artist.

March will end by tomorrow.

Manami sat in front of her “son”.

He looked so handsome in the glass.

She ran her fingers along the coldness.

She counts down to the moment that he will wake up.

Any time now. Any time now.

Meanwhile…

He hears the world around him.

Passing traffic

People walking by

Couples making love

Screams

Moans

“Take me!”

“Love me!”

“Come inside me!”

“Love me!”

“I will only love you.”

“Make me come!”

Kissing

“Devour me!”

Sucking.

Running.

Walking.

Phones ringing.

“Oh!”

“Oh baby!”

“Let me love you tonight!”

Night slowly crawls into day.

It’s only a matter of time now.

His “mother’s” lips curved into a smile.

“I will be waiting for you when you wake up.”

Suddenly, he opens his eyes.