Saturday, October 12

Taming

Regrettably, inspiration escaped hours ago. But I, being the stubborn fighter that I am, picked up my pen (sword, bla) to attempt the amazing.

I wonder why I’m scared. Love. I try to convince myself I don’t believe in it, nor in its calculated numbing tendencies. That’s what love does, or at least the notion of it; love makes everything better. Before it makes everything worse.

But, I feel it now. Suddenly. Thrusting towards me. His hands are a companion. His hands I want to hold. One would think I’d cry more. He’s definitely one to cry over. He is magic.

I will allow him to penetrate into every drop of existence I can possibly tolerate. Says the shrew. But I don’t want to fall in love with him. The departure would be too painful. Love is fleeting. Is this wise or ignorant? Am I hurling the cup of life to the ground? Shattering it intentionally? Have I, as the old knight would disappointingly testify, chosen poorly? Is the unexamined life not worth living or the unlived one. Precautions can sometimes ruin the beauty that could be.