On this day, 12 months ago, my life changed forever.
September 28, 2023.
I like to think that few people truly experience those 'worlds-colliding' kind of moments and therefore appreciate that I am lucky to have been a chosen receiver...
...For some its described as true love...
...for others, soulmates...
But for me it's both of those things, and a little bit more...
I set out on the evening of the 28th with two phones on me because I was so invested in work at the time that I never left home without being contactable for them.
The intention was to see the band Diesect (pictured above) and release a bit of energy, maybe gain a friend if I was lucky.
What I ended up with was a horrible musical performance and stage show to have attended but gained a connection with someone that is indescribable and everlasting.
Thinking I might be able to have a late night off the back of a great evening out, I ended up having a shitty evening out, that only ended up becoming bleary eyed because I'm on the phone to this person until dawn, ultimately ending the conversation due to practicality and not will.
I'd been out in the dark all night, even sitting in the dark at home, but all of a sudden there was this unfamiliar light that had appeared...
......
Fast forward 12 months and its September 28, 2024, and once again I set out on the town in the quest for music and friendship, this time to the tune of Vulvodynia (pictured above) from South Africa.
A few differences this time around though:
Won't be carrying two phones...
...Don't need to be contactable for anyone...
...I see there being zero chance of finding true love...
...But I also see there being zero chance of it being a shit music performance...
So, I'm about halfway there in regard to developing a recipe for a good night.
When you're able to sit and reflect on a day that can you vividly remember from 12 months prior its usually met with one polarizing thought - Was that really 12 months ago?...
...It feels so fresh that you have this part of your soul that can tap into the emotion of that moment and makes you think that familiarity translates to time...that it wasn't a long time ago that you felt this...
...But you also have this other part of you, the intelligible part that says - To me, it feels more like 5 years ago. So much has happened, I'm surprised to think that it's only been a year...
I know that for me, I'm a bit more the latter because I almost don't remember what life was like without you in it...
...So, it must have been a long time ago, right?...
We cheer, cheer the red and the white today,
in pristine sunshine...
...Then I slink back into the silence of the night for one last hoorah...
The ying and the yang
the light and the dark
the sweet and the sour
the libra and the leo
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