TO MARK OR NOT TO MARK (August 23, 2012)

I dreamt that I was marveling at several black-and-white photographs of my beloved in the nude. Slightly hazy, they were exquisite. I was thinking about marking the spots and stretches where she is especially sensitive. I was also thinking about the best symbols to use for such spots. Thus I considered a circle with crosshairs in it. A red ballpoint pen or magic marker would be the best, I remember thinking. I was hesitant about marking the photographs, though. They were wonderful as they were. Besides, there are too many sensitive spots to mark. Much of my dream had to do with my dilemma: to mark or not to mark the photographs. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I remembered that the previous afternoon I wanted to photograph my beloved, but that she would not let me. “Someone will get hold of them,” she kept saying and squeezing her legs together. But she looked glorious without any clothes, which she shed because of the heat. Reclining in her armchair without any thought about how she looked, she actually looked most appealing. Anyhow, we ended up in bed. When we woke up this morning, I told my beloved of my dream. I got an erection in no time. This time we were in bed already.