Now What Do I Do?
I just heard "John Wayne Gacy, Jr." by Sufjan Stevens for the first time. I was cutting a tomato. I put down the tomato and the knife and sat on the floor, beside the stereo. I sat crossed-legged with my hands in my lap. I just stared at the graphic equalizer as the bars floated up and down, mirroring the contours of the song. The song ended. I turned off the stereo. I sat on the floor, motionless, for at least three minutes. The sound of a loud honking horn from the street outside my apartment awakened me. I stood up. I walked to the computer to write this. Now what do I do?
posted by Scotter | 1:13 PM
1 Comments:
wow, music can pick you up and put you somewhere unknown, think about what you are feeling when as you listened to the song then how you felt after you turned it off? sometimes putting a name to what we are experiencing helps us get rid of the uncomfortable aspect of moment, allowing room to experience the moment. the times I feel overwhelmed by a moment are usually moments that change me somehow. the first time I heard Forever by Bright Eyes; the first moment time I knew I was in love, the first time some one close to you hurts you... these are all moments that you live in; they're not feating moments that you push away waiting for whats next. they make you stop, like the first autumn morning the bright sun on your face, crisp cold air these are the moments that we live for. some are hard to understand unless you really look at them. good luck
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