I remember on the morning of my Husband's birthday years ago writing this after he had left for work and the kid for school, lying on my bed in a quiet house exploring the senses while I gently brought myself...
You - in your denim jeans, your black boots, bare chested, tattoos on your perfectly sculpted arms, shaved head, glistening with perspiration - perfectly you - tied to a chair, in the centre of a darkened stage.
There you sit - contemplating, slightly unsure - awaiting a performance, designed specifically for you.
Spotlight - directly overhead - even with the blindfold on, I know the light will be harsh on your eyes. Your head tilts forward, eyes cast down, I'm sure.
The spotlight fades and soft light creeps in. The dim light and the smell of heavy incense wafting across the stage, makes for an erotic, exotic titillation of the senses.
But the first: scent
A stage whisper - feminine, American, "Inhale."
You raise your head, a sharp intake of breath.
The smoke, a blend of jasmine, lavender and ylang ylang - designed to heighten sensuality - fills your lungs, thickens your blood.
A presence before you; a woman, though you cannot see her, you are aware. You are awakening. Her arms on either side of yours, she leans in. Not touching, but she can feel your breath on her barely clad breasts.
"Breathe," she beckons, with a voice so small it could easily be missed on a breezy day.
Seduction through scent. You have always said you are a very scent sensitive person.
I watch your body tense, and smile because I know it's true.
A delicate aroma of sandalwood - the most sensually stirring of all the oils - blended with just a touch of rose. Erotic oils such as these, rubbed onto a hot, female body... I imagine your bodies writhing together, hot and heavy with scent, and feel my eyelids grow heavy with lust.
You inhale deeply once more, and then she is gone.
Silence.
Suddenly, a drum beat, loud. I see you jump violently in your chair.
A camp, English, male voice, "And now, how about something for the auditory senses? Ladies?" His shrill stage voice is oddly unsettling.
I watch you shift in your seat.
Female giggles, the scuttering of feet, and then silence once again.
Tense, you wait.
Music. Soft, classic. Your perfect form - relaxing.
A voice. Angelic, foreign. Opera.
She moves towards you. You realise that you are in the presence of greatness. Her voice is that of a goddess.
You cannot understand the Italian language, but know she is singing just for you. A temptress. Nothing raunchy, yet deeply arousing.
Your body is so still, you look as though you are in deep meditation.
She ends her song but the music continues. Instead of the footsteps retreating as you expect, you hear another person enter and walk directly toward you both. A woman. The two speak heatedly in Italian, a slap, then kissing. Moaning.
You shift forward in your chair. Groaning. I imagine you are cursing under your breath because your sight has been taken from you.
"Ooooh." They are only inches away from you, but you cannot touch. You strain slightly against the ropes, and slightly against your jeans.
"Get ready for the third act," whispers the Italian angel, "taste." Running feet, and they are gone.
Sharp pain. Intense heat. "What the fuck?" you yell. Your cry falls on deaf ears. Your arm is bleeding. Your breath quickens, you straighten your back. I can almost see your hackles up. I smile. Nothing like a bit of pain to heighten the senses.
"Do you trust me?" asks a voice in your ear. "I said, do you trust me?" Her accent is thick, African.
"I don't even fucking know who you are," you answer, hostile.
"Open your mouth," she commands. You refuse.
You feel something soft and sticky, yet firm graze your lips. That smell again...the oils make you dizzy. Licking your lips you taste a familiar flavour - honey. Something at your lips again. Recognition. A nipple. You open your mouth.
With a honeyed nipple in your mouth, you suck.