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Now, about those highways
I like to remember things my own way. How I remembered them, not necessarily the way they happened. —David Lynch, Lost Highway
We all have them don't we?
Most of us see them
as routes to destinations,
lines guiding us to private
paradises and cramming in
what we can on a long drive.
This is where i'm home
headlights and yellow lines,
polaroids hanging off old
monuments, memories
tacked on the trunks of
tall trees, oral stories
half finished dripping
off somebody's lips.
So do me a favour?
get lost once in a while
leave a little room for
something to happen,
the world doesn't
always need to
understand it.
Published 18th Jan 2025
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21st Jan 2025 2:21pm
"get lost once in a while
leave a little room for
something to happen" > that's probably one of the best advices I've ever heard.
Getting or being lost is where the magic happens 🖤
I love how you took us on a trip, from destinations to memories and polaroids.
The author's note however, makes me wonder if there's a deeper meaning, if it's written for someone.
leave a little room for
something to happen" > that's probably one of the best advices I've ever heard.
Getting or being lost is where the magic happens 🖤
I love how you took us on a trip, from destinations to memories and polaroids.
The author's note however, makes me wonder if there's a deeper meaning, if it's written for someone.
Hey Duende,
You're right i've been a Lynchian lover for years so this was a tribute to him as an artist, many love him, hate him or just simply don't understand his craft, he didn't make films with concrete endings and he never liked to answer what his films were trying to convey to his audience, he found that frustrating throughout his lifetime which is something I share with Lynch, I don't write with concrete endings or answers, sometimes putting a question out into the universe touches places we never thought we could reach and that's why I loved him so dearly as an artist, a filmmaker and a craftsman, he never believed in settling which is why the Lynchosphere was enormous and why he inspired so many, you're right about getting or being lost, it is where the magic happens, I wish others saw the same way too, perhaps they're out there but who knows right? :)
Thank you for your thoughtful words on this tribute, it means a lot 🖤
-A
You're right i've been a Lynchian lover for years so this was a tribute to him as an artist, many love him, hate him or just simply don't understand his craft, he didn't make films with concrete endings and he never liked to answer what his films were trying to convey to his audience, he found that frustrating throughout his lifetime which is something I share with Lynch, I don't write with concrete endings or answers, sometimes putting a question out into the universe touches places we never thought we could reach and that's why I loved him so dearly as an artist, a filmmaker and a craftsman, he never believed in settling which is why the Lynchosphere was enormous and why he inspired so many, you're right about getting or being lost, it is where the magic happens, I wish others saw the same way too, perhaps they're out there but who knows right? :)
Thank you for your thoughtful words on this tribute, it means a lot 🖤
-A
15th Feb 2025 12:21pm
"sometimes putting a question out into the universe touches places we never thought we could reach" > that is so beautifully said, it's a poem on its own. As for people not seeing it the same way: it takes being awake, have awereness to be able to see the magic, the true magic.
