This song is a song for my dear friend, Caressa. I've known her since I was 13. She was my walking partner for my high school graduation. She was one of the first people I came out to. She holds a place in my heart that no person can take away... she's leaving for Georgia on Monday.
Tonight a very small group of us got together at a hotel to be in her company before she went off. She so badly wanted to swim, but the pool was closed. I wanted tonight to be the best we could possibly make it for her so I puzzled over a way to get her in a body of water. Then I got an idea. Caressa, Frank, and I walked over to the bathroom and filled the bathtub. It was perfect. She was happy. I was happy. It was a good time. The three of us sat in the bathtub for hours just laughing and consuming crazy beverages. Then there was a moment when Caressa hushes us so that we could hear a song playing on the speakers in the other room. It was a song by a band that Caressa and I just happen to have a connecting conversation about earlier in the night. This moment stuck out to me... this song stuck out to me.
This song, I can tell, will forever remind me of her. Even when she's on the other side of the country... even if she never comes to visit... even if this is the last time I see her... this song will forever bring back that moment in the bathtub. That moment with some of the closest people to my heart. That happy moment. Her smile. If I were to never see her again... that's what I'd want to remember... her smile.
This is to you, Care. I hope that you are happy in your new home. I hope you meet amazing people. And I especially hope that we keep in touch.
"Daydreaming" by Dark Dark Dark
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