Highway

3am reflections from last night.

Imagine standing in the middle of a highway with vehicles streaming by in full speed. There will be some which you miss barely by inches, some which brush past you, just enough to give you a jolt and all the while you have this

​ inexplicable​

 thudding in your heart, dreading, waiting for the one which finally hits you

​,​

 marking your demise. 

​

 

That is how I see life as we're given and the people we meet each day. Some 

​we wish we could meet but somehow miss. Some which are present for a mere phase of our life, brushing past but making quite an impact. And the one which hits us, taking our lives by a hurricane. 

And that is how it ends for most of us. 

We're kept alive by sudden bursts of their memories. ​

Reviews

[Crowley]

This raises another question in my mind as well. Trust. We drive that highway in our cars at 75 mph and trust that the car passing 3 feet form us on the other side of the road is not going to kill us. Day after day we trust. Some cannot do that with people even when there is no immediate threat of death..lol. I love your analogy here and it is the truth. I am a big believer that most people never marry or are long term friends with what would be considered a soul mate. But we have brushes with people who would be soul mate a couple of times in our life. People we just automatically click with and I'm not talking about love or romance necessarily and I am not talking about someone who is necessarily the gender you prefer to couple with. I always wonder what would happen if you had more time with these people you briefly touched. Would it pan out into something deep and meaningful, or would it turn into just another botched relationship. Sorry for the novel here...I just really liked this piece and the thought process behind it.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

I like what you said regarding trust. I suppose trust is a must in this walk of life but I feel there's a certain limit to that. My trust elasticity reached its maximum somehow or rather, it's strained for the time being.
I did write this from an unromantic point of view so I'm glad you take it as a whole. I used to think not knowing is a blessing and maybe it is still, in some ways, only I'm not sure anymore when it comes to meeting people and investing your heart into them and not knowing whether they'd last.
I like your thoughts here. Thank you so much for appreciating, Crowley :)

[Coyote Poetry]

I liked the logic of this chapter. Years ago, I crossed the USA many times. I try to meet new people and talk. Each place different and wonderful. Thank you my friend for sharing the amazing chapter.
Coyote

[Dr. YumnaKay]

I agree. Thank you too for appreciating, John :)

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome dear Poet.

[Ally Ann]

This kind of reminds me of a saying I used to talk to people about. "Math tells us of the 3 saddest love stories: Of parallel lines, who were never meant to meet. Of tangent lines, who were together once then parted forever. And of asymptotes, who could only get closer and closer, but never could be together." The debate is: which is the saddest? Many people are haunted by the people who were once with them but parted, and some will say that is worse than the could have beens. I guess I don't have an answer to this, but in my opinion I think it is better to at least have some time with people, despite the hurt of being left. Your analogy just brought this to my mind, it is something I haven't thought of for a while.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Maybe it's better. I think the saddest is when you find someone you clicked with only for things to go wrong because you fucked up.
Thank you so much for your thoughts here, Ally. Appreciated.

[barleygirl]

This seems to be an unusual way to set up such a comparison. For me, your ideas require some thought & I do not feel automatically drawn to your way of explaining this, even tho I very much appreciate that you shared your perspectives on this, becuz your viewpoint is thought-provoking & interesting to consider. I think of our encounters with other people quite differently, but I can see how lots of people might find it rather dramatic or even threatening!?!?! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Dr. YumnaKay]

I realize it must seem an unusual way to describe but I just had this visual thought of perceiving my encounters with some people this way. I wouldn't call it threatening, but just a little jarring (for me at least).
I'm glad you found it thought provoking even if you don't feel drawn to it (that's okay btw, I like how contrasting our thoughts can be). Thank you so much for reading, BG. Appreciated. Hugs back 💜

[barleygirl]

"Jarring" is a good way to describe it . . . I find people jarring, too.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Afterall, we share the same zodiac and are moonchilds, soo ;)

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

Between you and C down there...Im adding this to my library to read and read again to soak in all that has been left here...Keep writing those 3am conversations of self.....they are SO worthy!

[Dr. YumnaKay]

It's sometimes annoying when I wake up in the middle of the night and have thoughts like these but makes me smile now reading how you perceive this piece. Thank you so much for appreciating, Queenie. :)