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Camryn 2022-04-12 08:01:01

There's nothing like a brush with mortality

to teach you to appreciate life.

A little bite of death

can help you grow up real quick.

Mom got out of the hospital a few days later.

She walked with a limp for a while.

About a month later she was back at work.

She tried to quit smoking

and for a little while, she did.

Then I came back for spring break

a day early and there she was...

We had a couple of pretty good years

after that.

I visited her most every weekend.

We'd play gin rummy or talk politics

until all hours.

Had a bucket-load of laughs,

as she liked to say.

-Mom?

Then one night...

she stopped laughing.

I will never forget

and always regret the choice I'd made.

The memory of that night

out on the Old Ridge Road never faded...

and grew dreamlike, as I expected it would.

-I'm sorry, Mom.

I can't help but think

that maybe George Staub...

if there really was a George Staub...

just teased me with a little more time...

a couple more years.

But I was glad to have them.

It unlocked my heart.

Jessica and I got married a year later...

but it didn't last.

It wasn't anybody's fault.

We tried, but nothing ever seems to last.

The Beatles never did get together

in Toronto back in 1969.

They never got together again.

John Lennon's life was taken

by a maniac with a gun...

George Harrison's by cigarettes and cancer.

And I never made a living as an artist.

But I still paint, because it's what I do.

I miss my mom

and I still think about her a lot.

I miss that time, too.

From the time of her stroke in 1969

to the time of her passing in 1972...

my world changed forever.

I think everybody's did.

Nothing seems to last...

but the Bullet.

The Bullet is constant.

The Bullet is always there.

You wait in line, that's all.

When it's your turn to ride the Bullet,

maybe you ride and maybe you run.

Either way, it comes to the same thing.

Fun is fun and done is done.

Nobody lives forever, but we all shine on.

There is nothing like death

Can teach you to appreciate life

a small death

can help you grow up faster

Mom is out in a few days

I walked with a limp for a while

Back to work after a month

she tried to quit smoking

For a while, she did

I went back a day early during a spring break

And she is...

We had a great time for the next few years

I go back to see her almost every weekend

we play rummy or talk about politics

As she likes to say, full of laughter

-mother?

one night...

she stopped smiling

I'll never forget

always regret your choice

The memory of that night on Old Ridge Road never fades

As I expected, it grew like a dream

- sorry , mom

I always thought maybe George Staub...

If there ever was a George Staub...

Just tease me, give me a little more time...

how many years

But I'm glad to have the time

it opened my heart

Jessica and I got married a year later

But it doesn't last long

It's not anyone's fault

We tried, but nothing lasts

The Beetle never reunited

Back in 1969 in Toronto

They never got together again

John Lennon was shot by a lunatic

George Harrison Smoking Gets Cancer

I've never been able to make a living with art

But I still draw because of interest

i miss my mother

always think of her

I often remember that time

from her 1969 stroke

By the time of his death in 1972...

My life has changed since then

I think everyone does

Nothing is eternal

Except for Bullet.

THe Bullet is durable

THe Bullet is always there

you're in line, that's it

When it's your turn to sit on the Bullet,

Maybe you sat, maybe you ran

No matter what you choose, the result is the same

Entertainment is entertainment, doing things is doing things

Life is not eternal, but we all shine (no one can live forever, but, we have lived...)

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Extended Reading
  • Vivian 2022-04-12 08:01:01

    It's harder to live than to die

  • Virginia 2022-04-19 09:03:18

    You cherish life only when you really experience death or are threatened with death No one lives forever but we live and cherish it Fun is Fun Done is Done

Riding the Bullet quotes

  • Alan Parker: Shit, one more life or death seems pretty insignificant in the greater planetary scheme of things.

  • Jessica Hadley: Now, who loves you?

    Alan Parker: My mom.

    Jessica Hadley: Who else?

    Alan Parker: Ehm, baby Jesus?

    Jessica Hadley: Funny. Who else?

    Alan Parker: You?

    Jessica Hadley: I guess you've got prove of that, don't you?