Monday, November 5, 2012

Countdown

About 4-4 & a half years ago I found myself in a place most young men would kill to be in; life of no responsibilities, wrapping up school, rent free home with a car at my disposal that I didn't have to pay for and a string of meaningless sex partners (I got it IN). Then, I fell for one (despite my own advice and best efforts) and was for all intensive purposes happy. Till I realized she wasn't the only one I fell for. This led to months of anguish and difficulty and inner turmoil for me. Easy answers were "jus stay with who you were already with" or "go with the one you love most" and as much as I love an Easy answer (cheap pop) there honestly wasn't one here. I knew each had their strengths and weaknesses but how could I pick based off that? I wasnt comparing 2 meat cutlets at the grocer this was the potential mother(s) of my kids! I also know myself quite well and while I can and have surprised myself with what I can and can't do & handle, I also knew the liklihood of me resenting whoever I chose for causing/making me and losing the other. So we tried to make a go of it as 2 independent relationships. I had idealistically prayed it would work but I knew due to all the circumstances (a lot of which I caused) and parties involved there was less chance of that than....something equally implausible. Knowing that, I jus enjoyed the ride for as long as I could. (What man isn't happy with 2 knives?) Hell it made me a god in the hood and I'm not gonna lie that did feel good but it was a hollow kind of good cuz I knew it wouldn't last and what it was based on/in.