The Boardwalk, Tuesday around noon

[not_a_haint]

This would probably wind up being one of Caleb's "thinkin' Places". The view out at the bay with a bit of the preserve was pretty, there were benches, and if he was really broody, he could lean against the railing dramatically. And today he was definitely extra broody.

He'd been somewhat marathoning some movies he'd checked out from the library. Mostly Disney animated features but on impulse he'd also checked out an epic about the Titanic. All his other thoughts about the film aside, there was one line in particular that affected him.

“I don't even have a picture of him.”

He was going to need to journal about this but first he wanted to ruminate on the memories and feelings that had stirred up. He hadn't heard Arden's broadcast yet so it was a bit of a surprise when music started playing out of nowhere.

"I had a dream last night
We were married in that house you always talked about
You were rushing to get the kids to school
Packing their lunches, reviewing their spelling words
It was hummingbirds

Woke up bleeding from my mouth
I bit my tongue right through
Well, I broke the habit
I guess that I'd had it not saying the things I need to

Like it grows old real fast
How much you can love and not get it back
Oh, were we too attached?
It's a shame how often goodbyes last
I thought we were better than that
I thought I was stronger at last

Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh

There's a shadow on my shoulder
Always whispers in my ear
That I'm so angry all of the time
I should be alone another year
I didn't say it how you needed it
Must have written it down a thousand times
All the things I would scream at the top of my lungs
If I wasn't so busy saying I'm fine

Like it grows old real fast
How much you can love and not get it back
Oh, were we too attached?
It's a shame how often goodbyes last
I thought we were better than that
I thought I was stronger at last

I don't wanna be a temporary fix
An ember of the fire, caught up in a winter wind
And I hope when you think of me that it really hits you I'm gone
And I'm more than someone you miss

Like it grows old real fast
How much you can love and not get it back
Oh, were we too attached?
It's a shame how often goodbyes last
I thought we were better than that
I thought I was stronger at last

Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh

I had a dream last night
We were married in that house you always talk about"

Huh.

"Dunno where y'are Grace but I hope you're livin' th' way you dreamed. You'd have loved this place I reckon."

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