Behind Closed Doors Pt. 1

We lie down, connected by earphones. Enveloped by darkness, by music.

She tells me, “close your eyes.”

-----------------------------------------“why?”

-------------------------------------------------“just do it.”

“…”

“…”

“…”

“what do you see?” she breaks the silence.

“nothing.”

----------- “What colors do you see?”

---------------------------------------------“darkness”

-------------------------------------------------------“Color”

“...”

“...”

“Dark Red… faint gray… and white.”

She gently covers my eyes with her hand. Her touch startled me because I softly shivered. She asks, “How about now?”

“Black… a blob that faintly flashes gray and white.”

She uncovers my eyes. I still feel the faint warmth of her touch.

She tells me, “Rub your eyes.”

I rub them.

“what do you see?”

“... a swirl… swirls… swirls of checkboards…”

“rub harder”

As I rub harder, I tell her what I see, “white...white with random black shapes.”

“What do the shapes remind you of?”

“...”

“You can tell me.”

“a closed door.”