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Saturday, May 08, 2004
The movies
On the way home I pull up next to her, with her beautiful red hair guiding me.
'I didn't know you walked this way'
'Oh...'
*awkward silence*
'why aren't you looking at me?' she asks
'because if I did, I'm afraid I would kiss you'
She grabs my face and we kiss, while my bike clatters to the floor. And every bird flies from a tree, and the sun sets, and we walk home hand in hand.
OR I pull up next to her, with her beautiful red hair guiding me.
'I didn't know you walked this way'
'Oh...'
*awkward silence*
'so...' she says. 'Alright?'
'Haha, if this was a corny movie I'd tell you that you were so beautiful I couldn't help but kiss you; if I looked at you'
'Well why don't you?'
And then we kiss, while my bike clatters to the floor. And every bird flies from a tree, and the sun sets, and we walk home hand in hand. Ironically.
OR I pull up next to her, with her beautiful red hair guiding me.
'Hey. I didn't know you came this way'
'Oh.'
'Huh...'
'Anyway I had better get going... Nice talking to you'
'Oh yeah...'
'You know if this was an old movie I'd say "if I looked at you I'd be compelled to kiss you".'
'And if this was a sort of newish self-conscious movie I'd say that "in an old movie I'd say that "if I looked at you I'd be compelled to kiss you", and then you'd kiss me anyway". But this is real life, and I get confused because I don't know how much art imitates life, and I can't contemplate being so clicheed because if you're who I want you to be you'd shoot me a glare and continue walking.'
And then I don't know what would happen, because I've never read a book or seen a film that has its character say that, and if there were one I'd have to avoid saying it, because the real life outcome would be pre-scripted and boring and I would feel cheap for saying it.
But I still like to think that I'll catch you one day, and that you'll kiss me and that we can run away together forever...
On the way home I pull up next to her, with her beautiful red hair guiding me.
'I didn't know you walked this way'
'Oh...'
*awkward silence*
'why aren't you looking at me?' she asks
'because if I did, I'm afraid I would kiss you'
She grabs my face and we kiss, while my bike clatters to the floor. And every bird flies from a tree, and the sun sets, and we walk home hand in hand.
OR I pull up next to her, with her beautiful red hair guiding me.
'I didn't know you walked this way'
'Oh...'
*awkward silence*
'so...' she says. 'Alright?'
'Haha, if this was a corny movie I'd tell you that you were so beautiful I couldn't help but kiss you; if I looked at you'
'Well why don't you?'
And then we kiss, while my bike clatters to the floor. And every bird flies from a tree, and the sun sets, and we walk home hand in hand. Ironically.
OR I pull up next to her, with her beautiful red hair guiding me.
'Hey. I didn't know you came this way'
'Oh.'
'Huh...'
'Anyway I had better get going... Nice talking to you'
'Oh yeah...'
'You know if this was an old movie I'd say "if I looked at you I'd be compelled to kiss you".'
'And if this was a sort of newish self-conscious movie I'd say that "in an old movie I'd say that "if I looked at you I'd be compelled to kiss you", and then you'd kiss me anyway". But this is real life, and I get confused because I don't know how much art imitates life, and I can't contemplate being so clicheed because if you're who I want you to be you'd shoot me a glare and continue walking.'
And then I don't know what would happen, because I've never read a book or seen a film that has its character say that, and if there were one I'd have to avoid saying it, because the real life outcome would be pre-scripted and boring and I would feel cheap for saying it.
But I still like to think that I'll catch you one day, and that you'll kiss me and that we can run away together forever...
