Sometimes when I come off my shift at the foundry, I just like to slide on into my old chair in the wheelhouse, kick up the blues tunes a notch or two and let myself drift on out to sea. And sometimes when the weight of the night settles heavy on me I feel like I'm drowning on dry land.
It's then that I light a smoke, take a sip of black tea from my poor man's think tank, unleash my mind and let another day of living come pouring on out. Some of it I save and post to my blog. A lot of it I just scan and delete.
Tonight is different. I decided to post some of the odd knowledge that's stowed in that special place somewhere behind my eyes. I spent time reading a friend's post tonight and it brought back a flood of memories, some that made me smile and some that made me sad. (The true measure of a good post for sure.)
Seems like I've spent a lifetime trying to understand the timing of events that occur in my life. When I was young I wanted it all to happen faster. I was impatient and not one to spend much time contemplating the ramifications of my actions. I had the boogie-woogie and I had it bad. I was born to boogie, or so I thought.
Then I began to appreciate the value of slow tunes. I began to undertand the downside of fast fever. I decided to live life on cruise control. It worked for awhile. But there was no balance. The timing was all wrong. I felt like I was drowning on dry land.
Somewhere along the line the magic came full circle. Life is a circle. My life has surely been one. But as I've made the journey around the world I inhabit, the magic became my flotation device, my compass and my sextant.
It is this magical world I came to the Stream to share with friends I've not yet met. A world of late night voyages on seas of imagination, laughter and wondrous dreams of flying machines and mazes. A world where nightmares dissolve slowly into a magnificent new sunrise, where the cold rains of despair soak into the earth and give birth to hopes and aspirations. A world where destiny and chemistry intersect. A world where the animal inside is unleashed, free to run and touch and taste and see and hear the sight and sound and texture of love in it's purest form. A world of erotic love stories, recollections of wacky, wondrous moments shared with friends I may never see again.
In my magical world I feel the hand of my soulmate holding mine. It is then I know I will never again feel like I am....drowning on dry land.