The heat of Tel Aviv was oppressive that night as I made my way to the welcome arms of a lover I had only recently met. His olive skin contrasted so beautifully with mine as we lay in the faint light of the night, our sweat intermingling with each other’s as we explored the depths of our desires. Our bodies glistened like two oceans entwined in an eternal embrace, each of us a shore of unbridled ecstasy.