The Love Letters: a Novella
“Subconscious and sentient feelings converge together to establish a relationship that is not set by physical boundaries, but rather a union that is dependent on expression. And it’s from these hand-written letters that the greatest love stories unfold.
For example, the following is a preserved papyrus letter from Ancient Egypt. Relying on the secrecy of a sealed correspondence, Queen Cleopatra expressed some of her sexual fantasies to her lover.
Mark Antony, My heart and loins ache for another surreptitious romp by the Nile. One day soon, we’ll lounge on a tufted bed as a beautiful slave girl feeds us figs and ostrich eggs. Reunited at last, you shall ravage my ravenous soul with your mighty sword, leaving me sated and exalted.
Cleo Sometimes love letters can be an immature response in conveying thoughts of jealousy – as displayed in this desperate plea of two star-crossed lovers gone astray.
Romeo, Romeo, where for art thou Romeo?
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