Monday, May 23, 2011

Crystal Clear

How do you get someone to see what you see so clearly?  You see the train coming, hear the piercing sound of its horn as the decibels exceed what is healthy, especially from that far away, feel the vibration of the tracks and you are screaming to your partner to move away from the train.  She doesn't listen.  She is laughing and playing with the rocks beside the track when all of a sudden, the strong "whoooosh" as it passes pulls her in then pushes her away.  She was near death but didn't fully comprehend this.  He saw it all.  And he tried to warn her.   After a while, and many train like experiences, does her behavior become reckless and irresponsible? 

We have never "taken a break".  I'm not sure if we are actually doing that or if we are just not talking to each other as much.  It's killing me to feel like this; to be this way, with him.  HE is tired of my behavior.  HE is tired of me beating him over the head about his other relationships.  HE sees things so clearly but says I don't.  HE says HE's frustrated because I don't want to talk about what really matters. 

What really matters, I'm finding out, is that HE stays in my life.  What really matters, turns out, is that I will take what I get and be happy about it because the alternative is just not acceptable to me.  Everybody has issues and maybe him sleeping around on occasion isn't the worst thing that there could be.  Maybe I don't really wanna know about it even though I say I do. 

What really matters is what we have together, not what we have with other people.  Maybe this has been crystal clear to him and this is what had to happen for me to figure it out too. 

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