The Jolly Melancholy

We drive around the valley,

Singing in the car with windows down.

A cool day: in contrast to the ones that came before.

Possible metaphor for my own life,

The worst of times followed by the best.

We watched the sunset at Ashland,

But missed the fireworks in Piedmont.

Reminds me of not acting in the now,

Holding her hand, telling her I love her.

And at this moment,

This very moment,

I feel alive.

We lay next to each other in the middle of a tennis court

It’s past 11, but the court is still warm from the day.

Even though my mental state continues to deteriorate.

I feel more and more lost in the infinite sadness.

At this moment,

This moment of some spectacular now.

With her head on my shoulder,

Rubbing my chest.

Numbering the stars and setting off smoke bombs.

Kissing as explosions fire off all around us.

Like an artillery barrage at the Somme.

I feel like I am the happiest I’ve ever been.

Hey all, first update in a while! A lot has been going on these past few weeks. I don’t want to bore you all with the details, so I’ll just focus on one thing, music. I started The Jolly Melancholy back in high school to express myself. It was fun at first, but I just kept hitting roadblock after roadblock. Mostly from being unable to find people to assemble a band in my small state. I could write music for days but composing was the hardest part. I’ve released quite a few songs (over 20, to be exact), but I’m getting tired of doing it all myself. So I’m officially announcing my step back from making music and entering a new frontier, poetry. I just LOVE writing and reading; I have wanted to do something I love, and is easier for me since I was young. Honestly, after making this decision and leaving another great band I was the bassist in, Gravers Lane (check them out, PLEASE), it was very hard, but I feel the stress has gone away and has transferred into a new format I love. If you’re interested, give me a follow, I promise I’ll be more active on here now. Using this more as a blog for my writing journey. It’d be nice to see you guys come along with me! Thanks, stay groovy!