Scandalous Epiphany

Hey,

Do I know you?

Your face looks kinda familiar...

I'm sure I've seen you before...

Just can't seem to remember where.

Hmm.

You say you don't know me from Adam

But I'm sure I've seen you around.

No honey!

Put that can of mace away

I ain't no stalker.

Gurl you a lil' cray-cray!

So anyway,

What was I about to say?

Oh yeah,

Didn't we go to school together?

College? Or maybe uni?

Ok,

So I don't know you from school.

Church?

Oh you Hindu?

Not church then.

OMG!

Now I know where I seen you!

You from that strip place on Bar Street...

Oh well,

Gosh look at the time.

I really must be off.

Nice running into you.

Oh and one more thing,

This never happened.

Happy Gaffe-Day

Walk into walls;

Slam doors

At the precise moment

When subtlety and a delicate hand are required.

Groan inwardly

And maybe cuss a little under your breath.

Feel the burning flush

As blood floods the face

In a volcanic rush.

Look for a place to hide:

A rock to crawl under

Or some hole to slither into,

Just to find yourself

Naked in front of a crowd,

In a wide open space

With nowhere to run

And no shelter to be found.

All eyes on you.

Yup, it's all for you.

That's right it is all about you baby!

Today is your day.

It's your time to shine:

A crimson flame

Against their cold, frigid stares.

So close your eyes and make a wish

But try not to trip over yourself in the process

And wind up in an even bigger mess

Or dig yourself in any deeper

Than ya already are.

Just roll over;

Play dead

And maybe things will die down on their own.

But in the meantime

Blow out your candles

While I raise my glass to you.

Happy gaffe-day boo!

Today's Find

It's no secret how much I enjoy good music and youtube is a source of all kinds of music- the good, the bad and the work in progress. A few minutes ago, I happened across a cover of Rihanna's Man Down by a duo of young women who have tremendous potential (in my humble opinion). When I heard Ivana and Jessica, I knew I just had to share. I'm also including a second video in which they do a medley in tribute to 90s R&B and let me say, they really brought it! 

If you like what you hear, go check out their channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/VanJess24. They have tonnes of stuff on there. Also, feel free to share your own musical gems. I'm always happy to discover new voices and styles ^_^.

When

When I first saw you,

I thought you were cool.

When you first spoke to me,

I felt we could be friends.

When we first hung out,

I figured this was worth further investigation

So I put in more time.

When you first got that gleam in your eye,

I told myself I had imagined it;

Sure, I knew you liked me,

But you couldn't possibly like me, like me.

When you first admitted your feelings,

I must confess, I was scared.

So I ran.

But you persisted and were rewarded.

When you first won me over,

It was the strangest thing.

I never thought I could give myself to someone like this.

When we first kissed it was electrifying, breathtaking, beautiful...

...And when you left me,

I lost my breath, for good I'd thought.

Yet still I clung to a fragile hope that you'd come back.

But you never did.

When I accepted truth,

My life returned

And with that life I breathed again.

When I began to live once more,

I knew that hope had not been false,

Only misplaced.

And when I hoped, I became strong.

I learned to trust,

To stand, to walk and then to run.

When I first ran again I knew for sure 

That love would not be far away.