Dream a little dream
Last night I had a dream that I married a woman I didn’t love. It was one of those dreams where you drift in and out of consciousness as it goes on, so periodically I would wake up just enough to realize how crappy of a dream I was having before drifting back to sleep. I wouldn’t call it a nightmare, but it was definitely unsettling to watch myself pretending to be a happy newlywed while my wife pretended not to notice how miserable I was. The whole thing was frighteningly reminiscent of the last few months I spent with Alisa, which could account for just how disturbing the dream was to me. To be sure, I’ve been on both ends of this scenario before. I think that’s just part of the break up process in a relationship where neither partner wants to hurt the other; as one person falls out of love, the other doesn’t want to see it happening, and for a time neither is willing to act, so they both pretend. When I got on the Internet this morning I was compelled to seek out and watch this Leonard Cohen video. It’s not quite the same situation, but close enough to spark similar feelings.
Comments
If the Leonard Cohen video you're referring to, but forgot to put the link to is this, then I've got you doubled, covered and smothered.
Posted by: Anonymous | February 22, 2006 10:53 AM
Yes, that is it. I'm not sure why my link is gone. But I'll put it back in. Thanks for noticing.
Posted by: Johnny Rockstar | February 22, 2006 11:27 AM
I had a dream where myself and a manatee ate ice cream with Gerald Ford. I'll tell you something though, for being like 1000 years old, Gerald Ford is a good looking man. Agree? Huh? Huh?
Posted by: 5K | February 22, 2006 08:56 PM