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“Baby, You’re A Lost Cause”
Earlier today I tried to get a walk in while the temperatures were still mild.
When I walk, I often have my Air Pods in and am listening to various songs on my Spotify playlist. A particular song by Beck came up and as I listened to it I realized that it perfectly describes this strange melancholy that I’ve been experiencing. It’s a break up song, in simplistic terms, but for me, it’s a break up song about a PLACE and not a PERSON. It got me thinking: there are SO many different ways to “leave” before the actual “physical” leaving takes place. For example, I think in retrospect, I left my marriage both in heart and mind before actually taking my physical leave, if that makes sense. Anyway, I feel the need to write about this today so I’m going to.
The place where I am currently living is…depressing…I realize that this is the case for many places in the country, the Covid pandemic struck this particular area particularly hard and it’s sad, so very sad to me. I notice more homeless people now than ever before, I notice more empty vacant “for sale/for lease” signs in buildings and offices now. So many doctors seem to be leaving (I don’t blame them). Ostensibly, the area where I am is considered perhaps “upscale” or rather an “historical district area” and at one time, years ago, it actually WAS more vital to live here, being close to what was once a small thriving downtown…
