Thursday, November 01, 2001
A TRUE MOMENT OF SILENCE
We were having a great time. We were on the FREE Staten Island Ferry on a ride to swing by the Statue of Liberty. We were scrambing to take pictures of it with us in it. We were enjoying seeing the famous New York skyline. We were well-rested after a day of fun at a wedding and going out for drinks afterwards. The weather was a bit chilly, but otherwise perfect - clear blue skies and marshmallowy clouds. We had been laughing all day, all trip about various funny things. That'll happen when you're with the funniest guy you know and your girl. It was like a fairy tale. Life was good.
Then suddenly, between the buildings, there it was:
Reality.
As we walked towards it, the smell got more pungent. And the view became more clear, even though you didn't want it to. We got a chance to see it head on, face to face. I was staring evil in the face. Gone were the smiles on our faces. Gone was the laughter that had filled our conversations. Gone were us scrambing to stand in front of the pictures we were taking. Reality had come back to bite us. And bite us hard, it did. As we walked around, we continued to see reality between other buildings. And let me tell you, evil from a different angle still looks like evil.
And so, there it was, reality.
Reality bites.
We were having a great time. We were on the FREE Staten Island Ferry on a ride to swing by the Statue of Liberty. We were scrambing to take pictures of it with us in it. We were enjoying seeing the famous New York skyline. We were well-rested after a day of fun at a wedding and going out for drinks afterwards. The weather was a bit chilly, but otherwise perfect - clear blue skies and marshmallowy clouds. We had been laughing all day, all trip about various funny things. That'll happen when you're with the funniest guy you know and your girl. It was like a fairy tale. Life was good.
Then suddenly, between the buildings, there it was:
Reality.
As we walked towards it, the smell got more pungent. And the view became more clear, even though you didn't want it to. We got a chance to see it head on, face to face. I was staring evil in the face. Gone were the smiles on our faces. Gone was the laughter that had filled our conversations. Gone were us scrambing to stand in front of the pictures we were taking. Reality had come back to bite us. And bite us hard, it did. As we walked around, we continued to see reality between other buildings. And let me tell you, evil from a different angle still looks like evil.
And so, there it was, reality.
Reality bites.
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