Tag Archives: Loss
In Regard To Life, Love, Loss, Happiness, Sadness…
“Life‘s A Funny Creature, Sometimes. She Has A Very VERY Bad Habit Of Jerking The Proverbial Rug From Under Us At The Oddest Moments. Just When You‘re Feeling Comfortable. Feeling Secure. Feeling Happy. BAAM! She Strikes. And She Never Strikes Lightly. No No. She Jerks The Rug AND Gives You BOTH Barrels ALL AT ONCE. Such Is Life, Eh?! Yeah. Such Is Life.”
—BRADLEY ALAN
The Song Stuck In My Head??? “I Should Have Learned This Lesson Long Ago… …That Friends And Lovers Always Come And Go…” –QUARTERFLASH’s “FIND ANOTHER FOOL” (1981)
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“…Now You Claim…
…That Everything‘s Okay…
…Well, I‘ve Got Just One Thing To Say…
…Why Don‘t You…
…Find Another…
((Find Another!))
…FIND ANOTHER FOOL To Love You…
…Find Another…
((Find Another!))
…FIND ANOTHER FOOL To Love You…
…Find Another…
…Find Another…
…FIND ANOTHER FOOL To Love You…
…Too Love You…
…Find Another. …”
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Alright, My Peeps…
…Let Me Quickly Say, I Don’t Just Listen To This Song…
“FIND ANOTHER FOOL“
by QUARTERFLASH
…When Someone Has Treated Me Foolishly And I Wanna Vent.
No.
I Also Listen To This Song When I’m Dwelling Upon MY Foolishness.
We’ve All Been Foolish In Matters Of Love At One Point Or Another.
Most Especially In Matters Of Love, Honestly.
In Fact…
…It’s In Matters Of Love Where I’ve Suffered Through Many MANY Bad Experiences In My 30’ish’ish Years.
And, I’ve Done So ((ALMOST)) Totally Because Of MY Personal Foolishness.
Then Again, Isn’t That Generally How It Goes?
Is That How It Always Goes For You?
How About You??
And You, There, In The Back???
Yes, And YOU, Also?!?!?
Yeah.
That’s Kinda What I’d Figured.
Our Favorite Game As Human-Being’s Is LOVE.
Always Has Been.
Some Will Quip, “It‘s Not A Game!”
To Those People, I Say “Good On Ya.”
I Also Say, “If You Don‘t Think It’s A Game, Then You‘ve Likely Been Hurt, Or Have Hurt Someone Else, While Playing And You Are/Were Pissed About It.”
To Be Honest, My Peeps, I Don’t Know What Else To Call LOVE.
It’s Always Felt Like A Game.
It Has Losers.
It Has Winners.
It Has First Time Players.
It Has Umpteenth Time Players.
It Has Unskilled Players.
It Has Highly Skilled Players.
It Has The Sheer Bliss Of A Solid Victory.
It Has The Horrid Dejection Of A Terrible Loss.
In Short…
…If It Ain’t A Game…
…What Is It?!?
That’s A Question I Sincerely Struggle With.
Honestly, As I Said, I Don’t Know What Else To Call It.
I Was Hoping To Get A Hand From Y’all, In That Regard.
That’s What We’re Here For, Correct?!
A Learning Experience.
I Know That’s A Big Reason I’m Here.
It’s Not The Only Reason, But It’s An Important One.
Fo Sho???
FO SHO!!!
😉 😀
LOVE, Whether A Thought OR A Feeling, Perpetuates Foolishness.
We Do So Many Foolish Things Whilst Playing Along.
We Do Things.
Things We Either WANT Or DON’T WANT To Do, All Because Of What We Feel, Or Think We Feel, For Someone, Or Something, Else.
Y’all Know I’m Not Slippin’ You Any Jive.
I’m Callin’ It Like It Is.
The Problem With This Wondrous, Beautiful, Vile, Evil, Amazing Thing We Call Love Is This:
“How Do We Know When We‘re Playing, And How Do We Know When We‘re Being Played???”
Yeah.
Exactly My Point, My Peeps.
Honestly, You Don’t Know.
You Don’t Know Until Something Eventful Happens.
“He Said YES!” 😀
“He Said NO!” 😦
“He Said MAYBE SO!” 😐
Any Way It Goes, You Never Know Until Something Happens.
You Never Know Until The Proof Is There.
You Never Know Until It’s Tangible.
And, Even Then, Do You Really Know?
You Think You Do.
Is That Enough?
Sometimes, That Has To Be Enough.
Sometimes, That’s All We Really Have.
Right???
RIGHT!!!
My Advice?
You Kids Just Be Good.
Play Nice.
Try Not To Hurt Anyone, Especially Yourself.
Try Not To Do Anything Toooooooooo Foolish, Ya Hear Me?!?
Now, Go Get ‘Em, Tiger!!!
Good Game… …Good Game.
The Song Stuck In My Head??? “I Need To Be Cleansed… It’s Time To Make Amends… For All Of The Fun… The Damage Is Done…” –DEPECHE MODE’s “TO HAVE And TO HOLD” (1987)
“…I Feel Diseased…
…I’m Down On My Knees…
…I Need Forgiveness…
…Someone To Bear Witness…
…To The Goodness Within…
…Beneath The Sin…
…Although I May Flirt…
…With All Kinds Of Dirt…
…To The Point Of Disease…
…I Want Release…
…All This Decay…
…Take It Away…
…And Somewhere…
…There’s Someone Who Cares…
…With A Heart Of Gold…
…TO HAVE And TO HOLD.”
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I Have Mentioned This Song…
“TO HAVE And TO HOLD“
by DEPECHE MODE
…Before, But I Honestly Didn’t Tell You WHY It’s Important To Me.
It’s Pretty Easy To See Why This Song Is Stuck In My Head.
Right???
Yes, It’s A Personal Favorite.
Yes, It’s (admittedly) NOT Everyone’s Cup’O’Tea.
It’s Slow.
It’s Quirky.
It’s Dark.
BUT…
…It’s Also Amazingly Beautiful…
…And Brilliant…
…And Simple…
…And Profound.
It’s A Song That Has Stayed Close To My Heart Seemingly Forever.
Since I Was A Teenager, Anyway.
I Know All The Words By Heart AND By Head.
During My Roughest Patches, This Song Was A Savior.
It ALWAYS Said What I Couldn’t.
I Listened To It Over AND Over.
I Did.
Hell, I Did Right Before I Decided To Write About It.
Yeah, I Can Be A “Moody Bitch”…
…And This Song Helps Carry Me Through All Of It.
It’s One Of Those Songs That Brings A Mental AND Emotional Change.
It Does.
It Carries Me, At Times.
And, I Always Come Out On The Other Side.
Usually Damaged.
But, Always Still Alive.
I’d Say That’s Good Enough.
This Song…
“TO HAVE And TO HOLD“
by DEPECHE MODE
…Has, At Times, Kept Me Alive.
It Expresses Itself Sooo Much.
So Much So, In Fact, It Takes Care Of A LOT Of MY Expressing.
It’s So Much Easier To Calm Down When You Have A Song That Feels So Deeply.
You Become Helpless In Its Grasp.
You Get Lost For A Moment.
Just Long Enough To Calm Your Ass Down, Ya Know?!
It Rarely Fails.
Don’t Worry, My Peeps, It’s VERY Safe To ENJOY The Song.
Just Be Careful Where You Sing It Out-Loud.
Other People Will Always Give You That Look As If You’ve Got Some Serious Problems.
Pfft.
What Do They Know, Anyway?!
😉 😀 😉
How Important Is FORGIVENESS???
In Short…
…It Means The World At That Time.
The Point I Wish To Make With This Post Is That FORGIVENESS May Mean Life.
At Least, Now It Does.
I Was Forgiven For An Exceptional Injustice.
I Was Shocked.
I Was Amazed.
I Didn’t Feel I Deserved It…
…But I Got It.
To Be Forgiven By Another Is One Thing.
To Forgive One’s Self Is Totally Another.
He Forgave Me, Yet I Can’t Seem To Do The Same For Myself.
I Wish I Could Go Back.
I Wish I Could Stop What I Did Before It Ever Happened.
(((Side Note: I'd Cry, But I'm So Sick Right Now I Can Barely Write.)))
I Was So SO Foolish, And He Deserved Sooo Much More.
Much Better Than I Gave Him.
I Know The Eventual Outcome Wasn’t My Fault.
It Was A Moment Of Pure Stupidity On His Part.
But, That Doesn’t Change How I Feel.
I Wish It Did, But It Didn’t.
I’ve Been Sick, Since.
Since The Forgiveness.
It Just Doesn’t Feel Right.
I Wish He’d Ripped Me A New One.
I Wish He’d Dropped The Bomb On Me.
But, He Didn’t.
He Told Me I Shouldn’t Feel The Blame.
He Told Me That It Wasn’t My Fault.
That It’s Nothing I Should Ever Worry Myself About.
But, I Can’t Do That.
I Try Try TRY…
…But I Can’t Do It.
God How I Wish I Could.
I Think My Life Would Be A Lot Different Had I Sucked-It-Up And Carried-On.
But, I Didn’t.
I Let It Eat At Me.
I Let It Destroy Me.
I Let It…
…I Let it…
…I Let It.
Ya Know What, Screw This Post.
I Have So Much I Want To Say…
…Yet Know I’ll Never Be Able To.
So I’ll End This Here.
Just Know, My Peeps, That You Are Loved AND Cared About Deeply.
If I’ve Wronged You…
…I’m Sorry.
I Tend To Rub People The Wrong Way, Which Is Why I’m Apologizing.
I Can Only Hope That…
…With TIME And PATIENCE…
…I’ll Be Able To Get Beyond All Of This.
This Blog Post Is Evidence Of That.
I’m Trying To Move Beyond This, Kids.
Perhaps, One Day, I’ll Be Able To Do So.
Perhaps.
“So Denied. So I Lied. Are You The Now Or Never Kind? …” –EVE 6’s “HERE’S TO THE NIGHT” ((2000))
“…In A Day…
…And A Day, Love…
…I’m Gonna Be Gone For Good Again. …
…Are You Willing To Be Had? …
…Are You Cool With Just Tonight? …”
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“…Here’s A Toast…
…To All Those…
…Who Hear Me All Too Well. …”
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“…HERE’S TO THE NIGHT…
…We Felt Alive. …
…Here’s To The Tears…
…You Knew You’d Cry. …
…Here’s To Goodbye…
…Tomorrow’s Gonna Come Too Soon. …”
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This Song…
“HERE’S TO THE NIGHT“
by EVE 6
…Gained A Whole New Level Of Relevance With Me During The Latter Portion Of 2000, And Well Into 2001.
To ME, It Was An Anthem For The Always Coming And Always Going Military Person.
I’d Venture To Say Most Of Y’all Have Had A Friend Or Relative In The Armed Forces.
And, Because I Ventured There, I’m Also Venturing Y’all Understand The Process Of Taking “Shore Leave” Or “Liberty” As We Called It.
It’s Horrid.
You Come Home For A Couple Days…
…And Then You’re Gone For Months And Months.
You Come Home Again For Maybe A Week Or So…
…And Then Your Ass Is Out The Door For The Next Year.
For Those Of You Whom Have Never Had To Deal With This Situation, Trust Me, I Envy You.
Going Home On “Shore Leave” Was Almost Always The Best Part Of My Year.
Going Back To Wherever I Was Stationed At The Time Was Always The Biggest Downer.
I May Have Loved My Job In The Navy…
…But There Was Nothing I Hated More So Than Having To Up And Leave My Family And Friends.
I Never Got Used To Saying Goodbye.
Never.
But, You Suck-It-Up AND You Deal-With-It.
Period.
You Didn’t Have Any Other Options.
That’s Why I Was Drawn To This Song.
I Heard It.
I Listened To It Over And Over.
I Fell In Love With It.
It Was Just So Damned Relevant.
It Fit My Life Situation Perfectly, At That Time.
To This Day, I Have A Very Tender Place In My Heart For This Jam.
It Reminds Me Of An Exceptionally Crazy-Hard Period In My Life.
It Reminds Me Of BOTH The Good AND The Bad Of Said Crazy-Hard Period.
This Song Has Become Quite The Staple In My Life’s Journey.
That’s A Good Thing, Right?!
RIGHT!!!
😀 😀
Please Do Try To Enjoy Your Day, My Peeps.
I Shall Endeavor To Do The Same.
I Wish Us ALL Luck.
L8r L8r, My Tater-Tots.
😉 🙂 😀