Bajo el jacaranda by Celeste RC
Goodnight
Missed Connections in Austin
I still imagine kissing your cheek before rolling over to sleep.
I still imagine waking up to you looking at me with your sweet eyes and smile.
Goodnight…
I love you.
One Year Ago: I Made You Toast (Vermont)
Her Two Cents from the Missed Connections Chief Bottle-Finder:
Although this missed connection message from Austin was probably written about a person (as they usually are 😉 when I found this photo from Flickr Creative Commons artist Celeste RC, I realized that it could have been written about the loss of a pet. Those of us with animals know they have “smiles” or expressions of emotion and while owners are good about not allowing them to sleep on the bed, most of us just let them take over. Not terribly different from our human interactions, wouldn’t you say?
Don’t you just hate it when you’re trying to kick a bad habit (smoking, drinking, eating crappy food…) and someone comes along who not only commands your attention but leads you back down the road you were trying to veer off from? Why on earth does that happen? Is it just randomness? Is it a test to see how committed we really are to changing our behaviors? I don’t know what to tell you, dear Austin poet, 
While our poet appears to be in a bit of a pickle, at least they have some sweet memories to carry them through. Just remember though, as you travel around the corner and down the road, to leave a trail that won’t get munched by hungry critters. You wouldn’t want to accidentally end up like Hansel and Gretal. (Which sounds like an even worse situation than you’re currently in…)
