SOFT ROCK OF DESIRE- L

Joe is a man in his forties.
Driven by a quiet struggle—
for love, for recognition.

His boat is gone.
The waves are behind him.

He believes he must climb.

Not because the path is steep—
but because something pulls him back.

From a distance, the truth is clear.

The rock is not a rock.

It is the image of his partner—
the woman who once radiated
desire, seduction, connection.

All of it is still there.

But he no longer sees it.

Up close, he climbs.
He moves forward.

At the top—
there is no rest.

Only something that remains.

Guilt.

And the quiet realization
that along the way,
he missed something beautiful.