Thursday, February 5, 2009

Melancholy

Over the past few days, I've been in a melancholic state of mind, 
 I find myself drifting off into deep thought at the most obscure moments;
sometimes forgetting about my entire existence. 
 I zero in on all of my surroundings and absorb everything around me.

As a result, I decided to embark on an exploration: A bike ride on a cold winter night. 















 Everything around me plays in my head like a movie:


I see happy faces, pissed off faces, and apathetic faces.
I smell tar, asian food, air pollutants, and pine trees.
I feel the bitter cold wind thrusting against my face and frozen snot hanging at the tip of my nose, while the gaseous rays of the sun provoke a slight tingle in my eye.

Splash. My clumsy ass steps into a puddle of slush; scarring my brand new moccasins.

Reality sets back in and I realize I have so much shit to do. 
Endless readings. Analyses. Poems. Facebook. Cleaning. Text Messages. The list goes on.

It's days like today when I realize some of the most simplest things around me are the best pleasures.