Creative Juices: Romance vs. Objectification

A story by Charlie Avinash Nicholas

Charlie Avinash Nicholas, Senior communication major

When did love convert to selfishness? Why are you the subject of their objectification, constantly unclothed by ever starving animalistic urges, the prisoner of madmen? The cowards are blind to Truth’s light.

You are royalty. You define beauty. Your attractive appearance is a reflection of what blossoms within. You are a precious soul who ignites the wick of wise hearts, inspiring admirers to be the one who cultivates the fields of romance with you as you feed each other its fruit.

Your oppressors’ manifestations of hate expose your tormentors’ own self-loathing, they alone are guilty of their evil deeds, you are innocent. Instead of feeding their emptiness with love, they gorge it with hatred that will never satisfy.

The evidence of their cruelty mar your body but never your beauty. The experience of making love is no concern to them, they’ve corrupted it. The selfish abuse the innocent, making individuals endure a nightmare of pain and then treating them as vessels to swallow a product of their rage. The oppressors display their conquests for the world to see. Exploitation is sickening: No one deserves to experience violence or humiliation.  

You deserve to be loved. An honorable partner is out there. You and your significant other will work to always uplift one another. After you both sign for lifelong commitment, gentle caresses, long embraces and prolonged kisses will accompany intimate explorations of areas of beauty that were previously covered from each lover.

Together, you will reach the peak of ecstasy, far beyond a physical experience. It will be a powerfully emotional one as well. As you fall asleep in each other’s arms, you will know what love, in all of its manifestations, is truly supposed to be.