Friday, December 13, 2013

Water Night

Waternight is a song by Eric Whitacre.

I had a dream of walking through chest-deep water with Eric, after abandoning the boat at a shallow section. 

The water was smooth and dark, the colors were all endless purples and blues and grays.  There were trees hanging over our heads.

We had a destination. I knew we would get there. I felt peaceful and all I wanted was more of being together. 

Next I was in an underwater chamber. The roof was made of branches or reeds, the bottom was muddy and pebbly. I could breathe under the water. 

Eric was behind me; he had a ticket stub from our first movie together and it was for me.

But it meant nothing because I couldn't find my ticket stub from the same movie to give to him.  

I searched through the mud at the floor of the chamber over and over and became sad and more sad.  My throat got tighter and tighter because I knew I didn't deserve a stub I couldn't reciprocate.

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