A day which shall live in infamy. This the date she first approached me on IRC. Now scarcely a month later I am absolutely convinced that 10 years from now she and I will have a house in Texas and two drop-dead gorgeous children together…..well at least if they get her looks instead of mine. This is the woman I’ve been praying for for the last 15 agonizing years. She is everything I could possibly want in a life partner and I seem to be the same for her although for the life of me I can’t figure out why such a gorgeous creature could be interested in me. Perhaps the most shocking thing of all - gasp - SHE’S BLACK! Yes, Virginia. There is a Santa Claus. I haven’t dated a black woman since college (that’s 1986 for those that don’t know). Okay she’s actually biracial but thanks to the one-drop rule thrust upon us in year’s past that counts as black pretty much everywhere. Black, dammit…..not African American…..B-L-A-C-K! I can seriously see myself putting a ring on her finger the first time we meet. I won’t do such a ludicrous and foolhardy thing but I can envision it still.
All the responsibility I have subconsciously feared and avoided in the past, I want to take on for her…….NOW! Odd that this is all happening now, after I said I would spend the entire year exploring wanton lust with every woman I could get my hands on. For the last month I’ve had 5-6 women trying to get a piece of me…more than I know what to do with. Well, I know what I have to do with them now and that’s avoid them at all costs. They’re all largely forgettable women for the most part………………except one. She is my Kryptonite and thus will take all the strength and determination I can muster.
I finally have a reason not just to exist…but to live and enjoy being alive. Nothing but the absolute best for both of us will do from this point forward. Task #1 - finish my degree. Hello, Univ. of Phoenix? Yes, I’d like to………
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
and sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood