Can I give my computer this cold? The ridiculous thought passes through my mind as I open up my laptop.
Why are you showing up in my dreams? I thought we settled this a long time ago. But there you were, a fresh reminder of my childhood innocence and aspirations. Oh the dreams I had! Said dreams were almost as ridiculous as my thinking I could pass this horrid cold on to my laptop. I dreamt an invisible man would come save me from my childhood home and confusion. Oddly enough, on some level, I thought that a physical man would do the same. But when the shit hit the fan I looked around and there was no one but myself to rely on. No one was going to save me if I didn’t woman up and do it myself. Some days I am so thankful that I had to land on my own two feet that I can’t express it in words. How easily I could have turned into a co-dependent creature allowing others to tromp all over me. Other days I mourn for my lost childhood, my lost innocence. Neither can be regained now.