I don't know what it is about going to the bathroom, but when I enter a bathroom it's like an onslaught of crazy thoughts come into my head and completely take over. It's like an alien abduction without getting taken into space... or an alien for that matter... anyways..
that just happened to me.
but I'm thinking about my break up, the one that happened 7 months ago, and I need to get this off my chest.
As i was peeing, I looked down at my right hand toward the finger that was once home to my Claddagh ring. I took it off a couple weeks ago thinking it just didn't feel right resting there anymore. I mean, I (and I mean my mom bought it, hello I am WAY superstitious when it comes to Claddaghs) bought it out in Colorado, when I was with him, thinking it would just be a symbol of our foreverness.
I don't think I'll ever be able to wear that again.
I need to buy a new one, one that is just for me.
Then, while washing my hands, another thought struck me.... I remember being happy with him.. but I don't remember how it felt being happy with him.
In my mind, its like a sea of pictures screaming at me "HEY ELLA, see that smile? It's genuine... don't you remember that day?" over and over again. Wanting me to remember, wanting me to feel that again.
It hurts to realize I don't remember being happy when I was with him, I mean I loved him. The boy was my first real love. I will love him forever and for always.
But it is time for the pictures to fade away in a box, in my attic.
Time for the stuffed animals and cards and notes to be stashed.
Time for me to be grateful and happy for the memories I do have.
and definitely time for me to move forward with my life.
As I was adjusting my clothes and primping my hair, I picked up my own chin, forced a smile on my face and will continue to remind myself that this is okay.
It's okay to move forward.
It's okay to feel absolutely heartbroken.
but, only for today.
So this is my final say. You will not hear of this break up again.
Tomorrow, I'm getting back to me.
Stupid bathroom.
YOU RUIN EVERYTHING. ;)
I always find myself wondering about a lot of things when I'm in the bathroom, too.
ReplyDeleteRe: Claddaghs, what is the superstition about them? I never heard of that, and I've had two of those rings in my lifetime.
well my dear.
ReplyDeletei think we ALL do this. the problem is when we start romanticising things after the fact, cus we're lonely, or drunk, or just mentally not in a good place.
i've done that many times and then that leads to calling and thinking, oh that wasn't so bad.
we forget that there was a reason why things ended. and that reason usually stands.
hope things get better, dear!