Well, it has been a year since my divorce. I was married for twenty-three years and my divorce wasn't that devastating because we had just been living as roommates the last ten years or so. The sex stopped when our kids were in elementary school if I am remembering correctly. I can't even remember the last time my wife and I had great sex. I quickly turned to porn to masturbate, but it doesn't replace the feel of a woman beside you - a woman's scent, her curves, or her soft skin. There is no replacement for it. And sex ranks right up there with food and water for most men.
It was very hard to stay faithful in my marriage, but I did it. However, it took its toll on me. We both hung in there until the twins graduated high school and headed to college. I think it was kind of a relief to both of us when we finally ended it. But, now what?
I am fifty. Do you know what is worse than feeling angry? Feeling nothing at all. I just want to feel something again ... anything. I tried dating, but haven't had much success. I think the women can sense an empty man sitting across from them at dinner. Anyways, I'm telling you this so that you can see what led me to do this bizarre thing I will tell you about. I found life again in the most unlikely of places ... among the dead. Here is my story:
One morning, something made me pull up Craigslist on my phone ... the Personals section. I stumbled across a mind-blowing post from a woman named Gabrielle. She simply said, "Looking for a special man to share a sexual experience with me and the spirits. Must be comfortable with graveyards and possess a loving soul."
What the f*ck?? What kind of nut was this Gabrielle? Something about her post seemed sweet. I closed the site but came back to it several times during the day. By nighttime, it was all I could think about. I couldn't believe it, but I actually wanted to email her. I probably wouldn't go through with it, but had to find out more about her. I gathered some liquid courage ... bourbon and soda ... and emailed her. I was brief and just told her I was open to being spiritually enlightened with a lovely woman. Then, I went to bed. I doubted I would get a response back. This whole thing seemed too crazy.
Sometime in the night, I heard my phone ding, signifying I had received an email. I was too lazy to roll over and look at my phone.
In the morning, I remembered my phone and reached for it. To my surprise, I had an email from Gabrielle. It said, "Meet me tonight at midnight at Lakeside Cemetery. I will be the one wearing the dark-blue dress the color of the night sky. I will be dancing."
Wow! Okay, that was odd. She will be dancing? What was I thinking? This woman had my attention but obviously was very odd. Will others be there? Who would she be dancing with? All kinds of alarms were going off in my head, but something made me go that night. Something.
I parked at the cemetery. It covered a lot of acreage. I wondered how I would find her and am not going to lie, it felt a little creepy being in this cemetery at midnight. I guess I should have expected it. I felt butterflies in my stomach. It took me back to high school - the way I felt before a first date. And I loved this feeling. I just start walking and before too long I heard soft music. It was the sound of a flute playing.
And I saw her. A tall, curvy dark-haired woman with a see-through dark-blue dress on. I mean I could see everything under her dress. And she was dancing. She was twirling around and gracefully waving her arms high in the air. I saw the curve of her bottom and then her breasts and nipples as she spun around. She took my breath away. Her full breasts bounced freely as she danced. Her bottom shook seductively from side to side. No one else was around. She was dancing alone, but seemingly for someone. Was this for me?
It was awkward for me just to be staring at her. I coughed a little to get her attention. She glanced over her shoulder at me but continued her dance. I walked towards her. When I was within arms' reach, she lunged at me, enveloping me in a warm embrace. She lifted her head to face me and her eyes took my breath away. They were the bluest eyes I had ever seen. And they pierced me.
She immediately brushed her lips against mine. She swayed to the music, pulling my body with hers. I had not felt the warmth of a woman for a long time, and it was electrifying. She explored my body with her soft hands ever so gently, while I explored hers. I started at her face and gradually worked my hands down her body, taking in each curve. It was like I was touching a woman for the first time. Finally, she spoke.
"Do you feel it?" she whispered.
"Feel what?" I answered in a whisper.
"The spirits. They feel our embrace and are coming out of the ground to dance with us."
Ummm. Okay. I didn't really have a response to that.
"When we make love, they will feel it. They will feel you inside me," she continued. "People think a cemetery is sad, but they are joyous. In death, they look back and appreciate their lives and remember the joys and appreciate it. They love to watch the living. It makes them feel alive again."