Saturday, June 14, 2008

Thoughts Come And Go. Feelings Stay.

Lately my mind and my heart have been so full.
A thousand thoughts that give birth to new feelings.
One feeling of my heart that will spawn the creation of a thousand thoughts.
The consolidation of previous wounds and holes into one large gap which creates the expanse between feeling alive and feeling dead,
the gap being big enough to fit only myself.

It's amazing how love amplifies every feeling, making dreams into reachable reality.
The blocks that so often deter me from reaching higher potential now belong in the reach of my outstretched hand.
My heart that once would feel content with present goals and with a present purpose,
now aches for the other heart to bind itself to, that perhaps,
just maybe,
it's purpose for beating, for living, extends to a greater purpose.

My brain exhausts itself trying to make sense of the "why",
the "who" having been decided much earlier on.
Surely there must be a reason why I feel this way?
Songs that speak of sunsets, and stars finally finding their designed space in constellations in the heavenly firmament,
surely I can belong? With her?
Divine feeling that reach beyond mortal desires and wants.
There must be a purpose for such feelings.
I know that I have never felt this way.
A truth I don't know if you believe.

In moments of reflection I shut my eyes.
My steady breathing fills my lungs, but I still seem to gasp for air.
It's a surprise to me I feel this way.
That she could have such an effect upon me.
But I should have known, with a girl like her.

My heart feels sore.
Strained by the constant demands I've put upon it.

I am glad I feel this way.
I guess it is proof that those countless moments, where my heart reverberated against my chest
at the touch of your hand,
the sound of your voice at the other end of the line,
and the feeling of your lips finding mine,
and the resolve to see that you come to no harm,
the faith that I could swallow up every pain,
every moment of self-doubt,
and you could find peace being held in my arms,
were not just equated to butterflies, whose life-span extend only as long as my interest.

I know I must let you go.

Feelings of absolute pain and joy which occur at the same time,
as if a blissful nightmare could exist.
Having the ability to see, but choosing to close my eyes.

Irony strikes as I realize that the only way I can let you go,
was because I'd let go of all my fears of trying,
knowing I could have left before I was here.
Getting out relatively unscathed by choosing a selfish exit of an ending.

But I don't feel like a fool.
It was worth it.
You were worth it.
You are worth it.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

23... and STILL playing with Lightsabers.

Zhu wo Shengri Kuai le! What a Freakin' fun weekend! This past weekend I have been planning for a while now.

My old room mate Brian Wall and his friend McKall came down from Provo/Lehi to the holy town of cedar city. You may question the use of the word "holy" but if you've ever been to Provo you know that anywhere but there is a step up.

For my birthday I bought myself a Lightsaber. No joke. I love it! It's a lot of fun to play with, and to agree with what Brian said, "If you had this when you were a kid you would have been the coolest kid ever!" I highly agree. Friday night we played around and went to Wal-Mart for old times sake.

Saturday morning we went to Denny's and took some naps amid watching a movie. We also went outside to get some sun. I fell asleep and somehow had my shirt partly up, so now my stomach is half tanned. It looks like I've been belly slapped.

In the afternoon we had a Diet Coke and Mentos fight, or a Mentoke fight. We had 56 2 liters of Diet coke and 15 packages of Mentos and 6 of us just had a free for all. By the end we all were soaked in Diet Coke. We taped it and the video will be short coming. It was sOOOO much fun!!!
(Wish you could have been there Crumbs)

After a much needed shower, we ordered some pizza and played Yahtzee, with McKall winning all 3 games! In the evening we organized a steal the flag game (some would debate on calling it capture the flag, but.....) on SUU campus. We had 15 people show up. I realized that terms like "Puppy guarding" or "1..2..3.. NOT IT!" just never seem to die. It was so much fun and much needed exercise.

Sunday I went to church then made the 3 1/2 hour drive to Tooele and spent the day with the Fam. They all came down and oh how much fun it was! For dinner we had Spaghetti, my favorite food, and had a cheesecake birthday cake, as usual. I got some cool shirts from my sister, and board games from my brother, and cash.... Mmmm I like cash.

So now it's back to life in cedar city. For my birthday I went to a business meeting in Salt Lake, which wasn't too bad, and in the evening played board games with my friends. So now I'm 23 so old that I'm ready to fart out dust. ;)