days of our lives

i was walking to work today, which consists of a six minute stroll down campus at 9 p.m for a night shift. it was a cool evening....chilly enough where i had to wear a thicker long-sleeved shirt, but warm enough where i could get away with flip-flops and no jacket.

as i am walking i have my ipod on. yes, i am one of those people. if i'm walking anywhere on my college campus i usually have the ipod going. it's not that i'm trendy, because really i'm not. i just like having a soundtrack to my life. i love listening to lyrics and a melody that perfectly captures the mood or situation i'm in.

anyways.

cool evening. ipod. slightly misty. walking. work. not trendy.

the song i'm listening to? somehow by citizen cope. the combination of the lyrics, his voice, and the music is incredible. as i was listening it caused a spurt of longing so intense for love and relationships, i'm surprised my hands didn't shake. that song makes me believe that my life should be a soap opera. while i was hearing citizen cope croon softly in my ears about kismet i kept looking over my shoulder because i thought "i am sending out waves of emotion and yearning so powerful that something has to happen".

so of course, nothing did.
no one came up behind me and slid their hand slowly into mine.
no one was desperately waiting for me when i walked down the stairs to work.
there was no shock of eye contact with a mysterious stranger.

so i kept walking to work. alone.

but everytime i listen to that song i fill up with anticipation. with belief.



and that, my friends, is some powerful shit.