Garcia's Letter
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Alright so this next piece it isn't a song Or poetry or prose like the others Rather this is a monologue that I prepared for a show I didn't get a chance to perform it But it's all good you know Things happened life happened Umm and so I'm a little bit nervous About performing this one Because I haven't shared this with anybody But myself and two of my friends So just sit tight it's gonna be a long one But buckle up and enjoy the ride Let's go I remember our first date clearly I met you at this Applebee’s on the other side of town And I was so nervous I even texted my friend saying Oh my god he is so cute You know and I never would’ve guessed That we’d eventually get to call it our Applebee’s you know And I mean that's not you know I don't think that's major but it It meant something to me I remember we talked so much that The waitress had to come by and tell us It was closing time You told me You were an architect and how one day You’d like to teach at your former college And I told you about my grad school days in New York And then you reminisced about your family Who lived close to the big city And then somewhere in our wandering We connected on a documentary about Fonts typefaces and graphic design You remember that Yo no lie I fell in love with that documentary after that night I kid you not So anyway, umm, we finally decided to wrap it up And then I walked you to your car and As we said our goodbyes our lips introduced themselves And made love with each other I remember how cool your Breath felt from the iced water you drank And the memory of my old flame vanished Into smoke and nothingness and so I sat in my car And sent you a message saying I was hoping You would come back so I could kiss you again You know and we made up for it on our second date When we made out passionately in my car For God knows how long so after a few more dates Some bedroom rendezvous and a few mixed signals later I found myself caring for the friendship really caring for it But f*ck it I'll just be honest the truth is I buried so many feelings away in Pandora’s box Waiting for the day I could unlock it You see what I put in that treasure chest was A lot of thoughts and feelings Thoughts of, of loving you into the next lifetime Of how I wanted our lips to speak love languages As we danced bachata until our hips were too tired to move Thoughts of wishing upon the star in the sky that is you Feelings that bubbled over into my actions and my words Where I envied the sunlight that kissed your cheek before I could as it peeked through the window Feelings so electric they were cleared to jump start my heart Of a love so deep that our ancestors could feel it So potent I saw the rest of my centuries When I stared into your eyes Where your voice would be my guide to shore I felt you change the warmth of my blood and The structure of my bones with a fire that burned Hotter than a flame on a wick that made candle wax Accidentally touch fingertips a love that gave birth to songs That I haven’t even sang yet A love so sure of itself I just knew I’d introduce you to my mama I never told you how much I loved you You know and I and I patiently waited to tell you these things I just… I never had the chance You know and, and I sat with these fantasies as I listened to Your countless stories of the men you’ve slept with Jealous that they've had you in ways I only dreamt of And then one night over dinner I built up the courage To ask you a question, a question I rearranged and reworded For a long time I asked you why did I never get a chance You remember that And you said I don’t want to f*ck things up I still don’t know what you meant by that 'Cause see in the moments when you entered those men And when they’ve entered inside you, you told me, somehow I’m the one that’s inside your head, And you told me You told me you’ve imagined me as you experienced them As you savored their flesh You’re reminded of a taste that I’ve given you But see what doesn’t make sense to me is that I’ve never had your body in those ways So how is it that I flood your thoughts as you feast on pleasure But when you’ve gotten your fill those thoughts run dry How do you call to me near your climax But you don’t call to check on me? Why do you tell your parents about me When I’m the one you barely even talk to? How do you want me in your imagination But you’ve never let that desire escape your mouth How can you be scared to f*ck things up But be brave enough to say you thought of me When another man was fucking you Do you want me or not You gon' have to do the hardest thing you’ve ever had to do And that's be honest with yourself and be honest with me And if you haven’t learned by now Fuckin’ up is in the terms and conditions of love And as much as you didn’t want to ruin what we had Look at us now, this This, this is how you f*ck things up I gave you things I would never get back My time and my energy I happily supplied And even as our friendship slowly withered away I watered that dying grass until my well ran dry Dammit I loved you so much I loved you more than any other man could ever dream to do And I watched you love and make love to other men Right in front of me Wishing to be the one to receive those gifts I drive by that side of town and remember that Applebee’s isn’t there anymore You know is it comedy or cruelty that when you left my life You took everything with you Everything except these feelings You said you didn’t want to lose me But look at what you did I tried so hard to keep this ship afloat I begged you to communicate with me And I pleaded with you to let me help Lift the world from your back And even if I couldn’t be your lover At the very least I could be your friend But maybe you didn’t want that either And so here I am writing letters to eyes That'll never read them and singing songs To ears that'll never hear them You know, and I’ll admit I probably wanted too much Maybe I tried to plant seeds in ground that wasn’t fertile And maybe I kept running while you decided Our time ran its course And maybe I’m still lying to myself thinking everything’s alright And maybe, maybe I just can’t accept you being with men Who ain't even half of me And maybe I’m still dealing with the shit that you left me with And maybe I still want you as bad as I want air in my lungs Or as bad as that iced water you drank all those years ago So you can quench my thirst Quench my thirst man You know I still love you and I don't know why I don't know why, I don't know why I still love you And even after all this time All this time and had to go through all of this I’m still sitting here figuring this shit out all on my own Damn man, damn
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