Separations or departure is not an easy emotion to deal with, especially when contact is limited. I recently experience the separation anxiety attack. Although just for a very short time a single day seems like a lifetime. I existed without a purpose, I went about with my daily routine, but the energy level was not the same.
I am sure everyone deals with separation differently. I often found that keep busy is the only way out. In preparation for the emptiness, I decided during the week that I would do a little home improvement project; I found that is the best way, because total concentration it required. I tear the house apart and go about with it, face a few hurdles along the way, never the less I did it.
What about the evening? Those bewitching hours are the hardest to deal with. It just happened an old friend wanted to get together, it turn outs to be a perfect evening for food adventure, took in a couple of drinks along the way, and rekindle old friendships. These are my kind of perfect weekend. No longer a dance monkey, club scenes had not been attacked to me for a while. I suppose that is the aging process? I cannot believe I actually feel that way. Consider I am a person with boundless energy.
It is Monday, and another hot and humid day in the city, I welcome the day with a smile because I knew that my separation will soon be over, the only person I wanted to be with will be back in life in just a few short hours. My taste of separation is short, and I am in the greatest city in the world, there is always something to keep me occupied. I came to appreciate the separations of family of our arm service; their separation is month or years. I am not sure I have the strength to handle that.
People say, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder” that may be a nice thought, but it is still hurt.
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I've never known you to be a romantic, Edward. =) You generally tend to act as if nobody gets close enough to you to warrant romantic consideration. It's kind of nice to see you this way.
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