I Lost Myself on a Cool Damp Night









Sometimes I feel like my life is nothing more than a vague imitation of a badly written postmodern novel. Disjointed. Fragmented. Unfinished. I am floating around in a sea of grey, waiting for the epilogue that never comes. Some cliched indie film about a young ingenue suffering through an existential crisis. The not-so-enigmatic anti-heroine. A supporting character in her own narrative. A tragic victim of my neurosis. A thinly veiled portrayal of my poorly disguised desperation for a happy ending that is as tangible as a wisp of smoke.

Long hours spent on the dance floor tying to re-live my misspent youth. Is this what passes for music nowadays? Or is my repulsion just an indication that I have become jaded? These people are like the undead, wafting past one another, looking but not really seeing, speaking but not really listening, silently judging as they repeat their carefully constructed swaying ad nauseum. I have the gnawing suspicion that I should feel excited to be here but I am incapable of summoning the appropriate level of joie de vivre. I surrender and let the chaotic amalgam encircle me. I close my eyes and let the vibrations carry me.

The morning after the night before. Smudged mascara and the stench of stale cigarette smoke linger on my hair and under my fingernails. Re-watching old reruns of That 70's Show and pretending I don't exist. The canned laughter is my own. Stolen embraces in deserted stairwells. Juvenile wishes made under touching tree branches. I am anxious that all I will leave behind when I'm gone is the vague scent of Very Cherry lip balm and regret.

Love & light,
M xx

36 comments:

  1. Beautiful photos! ♥
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  3. Love your blog. I'm still obsessed with Archie comics! I have been since I was 6 years old.
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  4. The glasses with the perles! OMG i need these! xxx

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  5. well-written dear. i love how you write those lines, they are touching :)

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  6. beautiful post. and hey! That's 70's Show is one of my fave TV series. ♥
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  8. Just lovely! =)

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  9. Thanks so much for your lovely comment. ;)

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  10. you're a great writer :)

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  11. Hello, great selection of photos - I love the glasses! Thanks for your comment on my post about Birchboxes. Hope you liked it.
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  12. Love all the pics and everything that they remind me of....

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  13. I'm in love with those sunglasses! I want them all haha
    Hugs & Kisses,
    Olivia

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  16. great pictures! I love them very much. ;)
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  17. You're a really good writer x

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  18. I feel like I could have written this myself! You have a wonderful way with words!

    Thanks for the follow, followed you back on bloglovin, gfc and google plus =)

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  19. I can totally relate to what you write...that is the coolest way to store sunglasses too.

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  20. Love those inspiring photos!

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  21. ARCHIE!!!!! ARCHIEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

    hehe xoxo

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  23. I don't usually stumble through "daily life" blogs, but omg, Marilyn is one of my most favorite role model ever! the ocean looks beautiful
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  24. Hello darlin!
    Thank you for your comment but I can't find you in my GFC list can you check please again so then I can follow you back? :)
    Xxx

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  25. Great collection of sunglasses


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  30. love how the snapshots of sunny Archie comics and embellished sunglasses on the hanger both contrast and capture the fragmentation you describe in your post! and...maybe merely watching reruns and laughing without really meaning it is okay sometimes too. :)
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  33. I really love the sunglasses on the hanger...great idea!
    ~Jessica
    Jeans and a Teacup

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