Blackwater Writing Project

March 08, 2007

Captain America is dead and I don't feel to good myself

Every time I hear the word scars, I am reminded of Young Guns 2. I love the beginning where the guy comes out to interview Billy the Kid and he tells him he needs proof of who he is. Billy asks him what kinda proof and the guy tells him, "you know scars or something. Do you have any scars?" Billy replies "Scars...Yeah, I got scars." Just the way he says it is a story in and of itself. I love that movie. "I'm Arkansas Dave Rudahbah and this heres my gang" Ol' Arkansas Dave was always trying to claim the gang until the going got, and they were all about to die. Then he was like "This is your gang kid; it's always been your gang." Reminds me of education. Everybody wants to claim it till the going gets tough. Then the Kid looks at them all and says the immortal lines "It's time to finish the game." WOW! Makes me want to get in a shoot out just thinking about it.
I had a psychotic moment the other day. As it turns out, I get it honest. Everyone on my daddy's side of the family is crazy. I don't mean like your average crazy either. I mean certifiable. I mean they have papers and everything. One of my greatest fears is that I am going to wake up one day and just be crazy. Does it take time for that to happen, or is it an all the sudden kind of thing? I don't want it to take time. Then you spend years thinking and wondering if your crazy before you ever decide on yes. I digress.
I had a psychotic moment the other day. I cleared my schedule and made a command decision that I was going to take some time for myself; a rare commodity these days. I left right after school and sprinted to the golf course. Played nine holes and had a nice relaxing afternoon. It was just what I needed. On the way home I got to thinking. (mistake number 1) Why wasn't everyday like this one. I mean did God really intend for anyone to be at the grindstone all the time? I drove home very slowly, not wanting to ruin the moment. I tossed around the idea of turning the car around and just driving away. I mean forever. Just driving off into the sunset cowboy style. Then I thought, that's half my problem. My truck, house, family, motorcycle, etc. were all things that I wanted in my life, but they are all more than just monetarially expensive. They are the things that keep me working so hard. I thought maybe I should just park the car and leave it. It is part of the evil in my life. It's part of what has turned me into the whore that I have become. I am reminded of a quote by Forest Gump:"Now mamma always said there's only so much money a man really needs. The rest is just for showing off." I slowed the car down to almost a crawl. Then I realized, without the truck I wouldn't be able to go to Biloxi for spring break! GAME ON. Screw it, so I'm shallow.

1 Comments:

  • I love the title. It definitely captures my interest, makes me want to keep reading.

    Thank God for the blog. I feel disconnected, unattached to all the people with whom I spent my summer. Weird.

    You scare me, particularly when I read lines like this one: "WOW! Makes me want to get in a shoot out just thinking about it." But then I grin, remembering your desire to dance naked in the streets with guns. Thank God for diversity. I'll be the one cowering behind the curtains in my house, having dialed "9-1-" with my finger poised over the final "1."

    Only you could make me feel incomplete for not having papers: "Everyone on my daddy's side of the family is crazy. I don't mean like your average crazy either. I mean certifiable. I mean they have papers and everything." I want papers.

    By Blogger Donna Sewell, at 8:55 PM  

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