Re: Walkin' after midnight
Originally posted by der Moench
Ah! Patsy Cline! Would it just be too, too cute if I mentioned that the girlfriend I told you about once made me a cassette tape of all these really romantic songs, and Patsy was on the tape (last song, I think).
Hmm, I always found Patsy to be the epitome of lovelorn angst...
"Sweeeeeet dreams of youuuuu...
Every niiiiiiiight I go through
IIIIIIIIIIIII should hate you
the who-ole night throu-ugh
Instead of haaaaaving sweet dreams
A-bout youuuu..."
Here's a question for you: what should I do with the tape? Are you one of those people who would burn something like that, or would you keep it and listen every so often to remember days gone by?
I myself have kept the tape (and everything else that reminds me of her) and put them in a storage bin in the basement. I never look at the stuff, except when I move from one place to another. But maybe I should just "let go" - ?
Hmmm...It's hard to say. It's hard to let go if you still have feelings for the person. On the other hand, it might be better and healthier for you if you did let go and did something with the stuff. You don't have to throw it away. Depending on what it is, give it to charity, give it away to friends, take something to a secondhand shop and get something you like with the trade -- do something good and positive with it.
Hanging on to "days gone by," as you say, can actually make things worse, I think
Burning something can be powerfully symbolic of a break with the past. Not so much out of spite, but as a simple way of saying "This part of my life is over and it is time to move on."
