Arousal (Part II)

Awakenings born from explorations of Eloquence: The Conjuring Power of Words

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While men light themselves on fire, I want to lick the moon.

I am afraid to say this. To say I am aroused by the situation of the world. Afraid because arousal has come to only mean, sexually stimulated. The full breadth of it’s meaning, nuance, and…