I had my summer school kids working on a narrative writing assignment that began with a brainstorming activity entitled "Songs of My Heart." The idea is that oftentimes memories are linked to music, so by thinking of songs that have meaning to you, you in turn think of a memorable moment. It is amazing how many songs can be written on a person's heart. Many songs make me think of special people or moments shared. One of the songs that seems to be playing in my mind and (oddly enough) on my iPod a lot these days is Comfortable by John Mayer.
The particular lyric that hits me hardest is, "that you were my first love is just dumb luck, a technicality, you were ahead of me." How true that is...the one person that I felt the most comfortable and myself around was the first guy I seriously dated. I wonder had we met and dated later in life if the outcome would have been different? Would we have been on the same page or would he always still be ahead of me?
I imagine these thoughts have been sparked because I have recently rejoined the dating scene after a seven month hiatus. I'm not in 'relationship' mode yet and I am enjoying just dating different types of guys, but dating is HARD. While not there yet, I do look forward to the time when I feel good about settling into a relationship.
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I'm so glad you posted this, because I've really always thought I was the only one that specific line hit so hard. "that you were my first love, is just dumb luck"... It's so simple, and so heart breaking, and it really makes you think if things would be different had you met that certain person just a little later in life.
Good Job! :)
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