Tuesday, August 24, 2010

I Don't Want To Dance

Eddy Grant's 'I Don't Wanna Dance' is playing on my stereo right now, on infinite repeat. Whether it should be playing 'I Can't Dance' by Genesis instead is a matter for another post. Even though i actually can't (that is, don't know how), i also don't really want to. And not just dance, but maybe the whole damned romance thing.

---Maybe i've finally had enough. Maybe i don't think it's worth it anymore. Maybe i'm too tired of hurting to want any more.

---Sometimes my life seems like a farcical series of romantic misadventures. Perhaps other people's lives seem like that to them, and i have lots of sympathy for them; but me, i want to cancel my series and film no more episodes. It was a good run — twenty-one seasons! — but maybe it's enough. Now the cast can get back to their regular lives.

---Or maybe i can't stop. Maybe i'll meet someone again, eventually; and maybe i'll think that person is worth coming out of retirement to film another season. Gods help me; gods help us all. Please!

[I've turned off infinite repeat, and the music proceeds to 'Gimme Hope Jo'Anna'.  Hope.]

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