Ah, relationships. No expert here. Lost loves and long distance romances, yes, I know a little about those. Wars and careers have necessitated juggling emotions and schedules and lifestyles at different times in my life. I have no words of wisdom. Each couple has their own dynamic and each has their wants and desires. I seem to need a lot of space. A good friend once told me I was probably a sea captain or married to one in a prior life. Could be, but in this one there often has been the challenge of distance. What I have found is, not surprisingly, it's not the physical distance that makes or breaks a relationship. Why is one attracted to another? Is the distance a factor? It may be if it is pre-existing, but in an unavoidable circumstance such as wartime (which seems to be all the time), there is a different spin on it. I'm rambling, I know, trying to make sense of something too ephemeral to explain rationally. Love is exhilarating, debilitating, ecstatic and, sometimes, love hurts. I am a fan of love.
I am a fan of Tom Waits, too. That 'just swallowed Drano' voice gets to me.
Alice ~ Tom Waits
It's dreamy weather we're on
You waved your crooked wand
Along an icy pond with a frozen moon
A murder of silhouette crows I saw
And the tears on my face
And the skates on the pond
They spell Alice
I disappear in your name
But you must wait for me
Somewhere across the sea
There's a wreck of a ship
Your hair is like meadow grass on the tide
And the raindrops on my window
And the ice in my drink
Baby all I can think of is Alice
Arithmetic arithmetock
Turn the hands back on the clock
How does the ocean rock the boat?
How did the razor find my throat?
The only strings that hold me here
Are tangled up around the pier
And so a secret kiss
Brings madness with the bliss
And I will think of this
When I'm dead in my grave
Set me adrift and I'm lost over there
And I must be insane
To go skating on your name
And by tracing it twice
I fell through the ice
Of Alice
And so a secret kiss
Brings madness with the bliss
And I will think of this
When I'm dead in my grave
Set me adrift and I'm lost over there
And I must be insane
To go skating on your name
And by tracing it twice
I fell through the ice
Of Alice
There's only Alice
It's not Tom, but it's all about love. Muchas gracias Todo Tango!
Oh, I needed The King...my heart, heart, heart xoxoxo
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