8:35 in the morning

her lips were  smeared with red and her blue eyes were cased by large round glasses. the ear bud in her  ear whispered music that made her skin cold, but the lyrics paled in comparison to his voice murmuring the invitation to come with him because "today is about doing something different".

laughter proceeded them as they trekked through the uncharted territories and, hand  in  hand,  they stuck their flag straight into the rocky soil. the other  passer bys watched with confused expressions as the two made their own memories  because they weren't the first to be there. but today was about being different so  the two didn't care; they didn't need to be the only  ones there for it to be theirs.

he was about  being different. he was  made to be spontaneous. he flirted with disaster, but disaster was the one that ended up hurt. his eyes pierced her soul and seemed  to understand every word she's never  had the courage to say out loud. and with  every  smile he flashed, her broken  heart  sighed back  into  place; even if it was for only a moment.

today was supposed to be about being different and that's exactly what  it  was.

today she tried on a different person  in between pairs of overalls and a tie that had scrooge stitched on the front. she tried on someone who was assertive and who was brave. she  tried on someone who didn't care what others thought and someone who  didn't even do  her hair. this person called her name and latched themselves  onto her back .

today was about being different, but maybe different will become the new normal because different sits just right. different feels good.

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  1. "today was supposed to be about being different and that's exactly what it was."
    Loved this.

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  2. I wish there was a word something like great & wow & yes-combined. That I could use for your writing cause just all of this. Yes wow great.
    I especially loved the part where you talked of her trying on a differnt person.

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  3. This is me and how I feel about everyday. I just want to be a different person. "They didn't need to be the only ones there for it to be theirs"

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