This is the walking enigma of a woman on the brink
A splash of vanilla in a world of cinnamon and chocolate
Lost, wandering past the snow covered brownstones
(as cold as it is, it leaves a sweet memory and it’ll be back soon)
Out of place, drowning out the bodega’s borchata with the hardcore on my headphones
Here I am. Is this not what I wanted?
A lifelong dream achieved.
But am I Mom? Officer? Doctor? Nanny? Or just machine?
I'm caught in that place between child and adult,
between student and teacher,
Melly and Miss,
West and East coast,
hopeful and homeless,
between self-confident and confused.
I guess that's always been me.
The Tweener.
Yes, still stuck in Seattle in the autumn, leaves turning, always changing.
I am a girl on a moped, helmet down, scarf flying in the wind as I drive into the city skyline.
I savor the sweet smell in the air just before it starts to rain.
I am an acoustic rock song played by a hippie in a cafe.
I am that second wind at 1:45 AM that makes you decide to stay up later.
Because I am like a hummingbird, wings always moving always buzzing always go go go.
I AM HOLDEN CAULFIELD, AND I'M ON THE VERGE OF A BREAKDOWN!!!
...
but I am that sweet taste of coffee on your lips, mmmmm.... now everything's gonna be all right.
Because this is my dream achieved, a lifetime in the making -
and I'm only a quarter of the way there.
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Melissa,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading this as much as I did the first time I heard it...kind of made me want to fall slowly on my bed (in a good way!) I noticed this version changed quite a bit from the original. I especially liked the line: "...this is my dream achieved, a lifetime in the making", because it's almost an oxymoron. Your achieved dream is precisely a lifetime in the making; the end is the process. Kudos.
Suggestions: bachata, rather than borchata.
Wondering about the first ellipses you had in the original and why you chose to remove it?
thank you for bachata! i knew that didn't look right.
ReplyDeletethe ellipses is still in the same place but since the verse is in a different place it kind of has a different feel to it. still a work in progress, obviously.