volume 2

you have been the one, you have been the one for me

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

you can tell when youve been away too long. when you start thinking in hours not minutes, and in years and not days. we come, we go, but we never stay the same. the high school buddy in the powder blue jersey on tv you havent seen in a lifetime is different, a stranger. he doing big things now, that jersey will take him places beyond his wildest dreams. maybe beyonds yours too.

but when you get to that point, it might seem like youre far off and away, but its doesnt take as much to get back as you might think. actually its just two things.

a leap of faith and a quiet thank you.

ive been gone so long that the parking lot full of cars at work is starting to look a lot like stacks and stack of destroyed denim jeans and long sleeve polo shirts. even the faces are different. you learn something about yourself teaching high school kids to wax and sell cars, but thats another story for another time. lots of new people, to whom i, tenured at a long six months, am the senior salesman. senior enough to get called in when they need help, even if im not availible. i know youre not availible, she said, but i called you on a leap of faith that you might want to come in, even if its just to hang out with me. i said i have to check with my hot date tonight, we'll see.

i walked into the stock room to clock in and put down my jacket. when she saw me her eyes lit up, and she told me to close the door.

what for

she grabbed me and we kissed, under 1979 buicks hanging from the ceiling.

thank you, she said.

maybe thats why we go away, just to come back. just to get back. make that leap of faith so that maybe after ive been away so long, everyone will be so happy to see me. just because i was gone.

thank you.

posted by accident at 12:44:00 PM +

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