Brave Love

XVII

Anagram: VIXI, in Latin—I have lived.

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A life begins

With, perhaps—

An act of Love.

That little life grows;

With, perhaps—

The touch of Love.

The life learns;

With, perhaps—

The voice of Love.

The life cares;

With, perhaps—

A heart of Love.

The life falls;

For, perhaps—

Another Life.

But when a life loves another life,

Then perhaps what we have here—

Is a miracle.

Something that even the stars,

Shooting across its vast home far—

Cannot bar.

And here;

When two lives intertwine,

Begins yet another life.

A new life—for then,

We truly live.

I am alive

I exist

I insist—

Only then, can we truly stop at death's door—with a certain triumph in our steps, give it a firm knock only to say—with truth and conviction:

I have lived.

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Brave Love Chapter 17: XVII

[Chip]

"Never seen an erection before?" Xander looked slightly put off and irritated, as implied in his tone.

I felt a crazy amount of heat rush to my cheeks and ears-basically turning me into a kettle on fire.

"W-What kind of question is that...?" I retorted, scrambling over to the other side of the couch to grab one on the cushions and gain as much distance as possible.

The tall figure smirked. "An unnecessary one, apparently. Since you did see one before."

If my body temperature could go any higher, I think it just did.