Friday, July 19, 2002
Fare Well |5:14 PM|
I want to bitch a little about goodbyes.
I hate long ones, I avoid them at all costs. The problem is that if I personally do not make the goodbye short, I'll stand there for hours, maybe days, trying to say goodbye properly. I think my policy of "See you later" and then leaving it at that is the best way to avoid a drawn out, akward tear through all manner of emotions. This is for both people involved in any important goodbye. I just dropped Erin off at the airport, and we didn't have much time for talking. I dropped her off at curbside, and did my best to express how much it was tearing me apart to let her go, all in the space of "I'll miss you" and "I'll be in touch"
I keep saying tear, it's the best possible description of the feeling I'm having. It's a giant, double barbed fishhook, pulling on my guts. It's not sorrow, it's a desire to say everything we didn't get to say, discuss all the stupid or interesting things we didn't get to, it's a need to experience more days together. This is why I cannot stand long goodbyes. They are always an attempt to add signifigance or an attempt to express emotions you have no hope of getting across in the time you have. Best to let it be understood, best to part ways and talk later, and take care of whatever has come up.
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///Say this is the swap from 2001 to 2002, that should close up the 2001 links.
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