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Musings of a Life Once Had
I sat in my old car today
The one I drove during senior year
The head gaskets blown and the front passenger window doesn't work
The motor roars louder than the voices in my head idling
... but it still smells the same
Still has cheap menthol cigarettes in the ash tray
Still has Smirnoff and Kinky bottle caps in the floor
With Swisher and Magnum wrappers beside them
I found the silver bracelet I wore on prom night
A gift from a fleeting artist friend I no longer know
There's a carving on it I never noticed before
It reads
"Goodbye
Good luck
Shawn
10-17-97"
It was an impulse to visit this shitty car
And I realize it's not the car I miss
It's who I was when I drove it
I'm staring in the rear view mirror
And I don't recognize the forlorn creature staring back at me
Who the fuck is that?
The one I drove during senior year
The head gaskets blown and the front passenger window doesn't work
The motor roars louder than the voices in my head idling
... but it still smells the same
Still has cheap menthol cigarettes in the ash tray
Still has Smirnoff and Kinky bottle caps in the floor
With Swisher and Magnum wrappers beside them
I found the silver bracelet I wore on prom night
A gift from a fleeting artist friend I no longer know
There's a carving on it I never noticed before
It reads
"Goodbye
Good luck
Shawn
10-17-97"
It was an impulse to visit this shitty car
And I realize it's not the car I miss
It's who I was when I drove it
I'm staring in the rear view mirror
And I don't recognize the forlorn creature staring back at me
Who the fuck is that?
Published 23rd Sep 2017
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23rd Sep 2017 1:33am
We all at some point sit and ponder our before now lives. How we have changed, friends of no longer here, and thoughts of where to now pass through our minds. It is but a natural introspective look within. That you have these show you have indeed grown past the childhood stage of life and are ready to move forward with the act of living. And, I believe it is at this point that the person you will become is formed and begins to grow.
My wish for you is to choose wisely for it will be a most important decision.
Nice reflective write.
My wish for you is to choose wisely for it will be a most important decision.
Nice reflective write.
23rd Sep 2017 3:50am
From day to day we look in the mirror never noticing the changes. I guess it takes an old mirror to frame the passing of time. Kinds like going back to your old grade school and wondering how we all fit in those tiny classrooms... nice drive down memory lane...
JJ
JJ
