I went to see a play last night at Cottey College. It was strange, and exhausting. It left me escaping into myself, daydreaming of a chance meeting years ago. I don't remember what it was about, but I remember every detail of that night so long ago.

They say timing is everything. The time wasn't right then, so I drove away.

Last year this time, I was visited by many unnatural things. This year, the house is quiet. It's my mind alone that haunts me.

I sat alone with my pot pie and inserted a DVD to while away the evening. The story was familiar. Two souls, meeting across time, stealing glimpses of each other, never to connect, until the puzzle was complete. Love conquering all, even time, in the end.

I often wonder these days, why am I so drawn to such stories? Could such a thing really happen? Why not? Everything else happens to me. Incredible, unbelievable things. I chose not to speak of them for years. I don't fear anymore. It's part of who I am.

So, as I gaze up at the moon in her beauty, and marvel at the stars infinity, I whisper on the wind, "Star light, star bright, I wish I may, I wish I might...."

After all, the grass was always greener....yesterday.

9/30/2006 9:39 PM

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