When the moment dies
and I come to you
with a broken lie
that I made for you
[Modern Drift] by [Efterklang]
I remember in clusters of common experiences. I have all of these memories of my time in Denmark, of living with Daniel, but the order they go in is where things get blurry. After some false starts I've …
(17) Modern Drift
(16) Wonder
The word that I breath is the word that I need
And the song that I sing don't mean anything
Don't you wonder why it's always been this way
[Wonder] by [Jack Savoretti]
I am a recrudescent vision following Sylvia's visit to Copenhagen; a long weekend of enduring laughter that knocked me conscious. I sent her home with my …
(15) Innocence Lost
Don't mind your bluntness as long as it's true
I don't mind your rashness or self-conscious moods
I will not depart from your sight or your thoughts
But please do consider the innocence lost
[Innocence Lost] by [Marte Heggelund]
For Sylvia, I am the American Consul of the Kingdom of Danmark. I do my best to show her the Scandinavia …
(14) Questions
Questions should be asked always
Problems will be there anyways
[Questions] by [Dark Captain Light Captain]
I'm preparing for an intrusion to my hermetic schedule, puttering the honey-wood floors in the hallways and the Indian rugs in the main rooms as I prepare the spare bedroom for my guest. I've unpacked the makings for a special Danish cuisine. …
(13) Plans Are Just Coincidence
And every single choice
We've made along the way
Is a twist of fate
Our plans, they may as well
Be just coincidence
[Plans Are Just Coincidence] by [The Limousines]
There's no such thing as coincidence. I've tallied 35 instances of this phrase in the words sent between me and my Danish lover in the weeks leading up to my first …
(12) Air From a Tiny Hole
The way things have been for me lately feels as though
I might never see the light at the end of this tunnel
vision prevents me from seeing the beauty around me and
whether or not I should see you as a threat or a blessing
[Air From a Tiny Hole] by [The Way It Is]
I have embraced the …
(11) Plane Crash
We are beginning to see the influence of dream upon reality and reality upon dream.
[The Novel of the Future] by [Anaïs Nin]
She came down the aisles
With champagne and seashells
But offered me
Only peanuts
[Plane Crash] by [Liam Finn & Eliza Jane]
A blight has infested the waters of my brilliant plan to come here and lay out the …
(10) Re-sound
Why do I always turn to
fear
calling at you
Why am I so cross?
[Re-sound] by [Cinnober]
Lumbering across oceans, time, and languages, up the stone path between the bare twin trees dressed in cantillating fowl, my obligations have come begging for my attention. They have pushed through the fog of my memories and into the swinging hinged slot …
(9) Love, Love, Love (Love, Love)
Give it to me, love
I'll keep you in my focus
with love and affection
[Love, Love, Love (Love, Love)] by [As Tall As Lions]
No matter how potent the safety of black-and-white truths are to me, I can never discount the Technicolor symbols in the stories I tell myself while asleep. I exist somewhere between the comfort of …
(8) Through Loopholes With Love
Like a shoe needs another
like a book needs a cover to get by
we’ll get by through loopholes with love
[Through Loopholes with Love] by [Moi Caprice]
The night that Daniel told me he was in love with me, I was preparing to escape civilization for awhile. I was headed for a long weekend at [Hug Point] beach, …