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Copyright 2016 Christina M. Guerrero
DEDICATION
This is for My Love.
STORY BEHIND THE STORY
The subjunctive ... again.
And ABBA therapy.
ABOUT THE DRAFTS
Nothing yet
One of the fast songs at our wedding reception would have been “Waterloo” by ABBA.
I can see us and feel us ... dancing ... happy ... doing some fancy footwork. We both loved music and dancing, and we would have learned something a bit entertaining to ourselves and our guests.
He would have been dressed in a fantastic suit, holding onto me, smiling, moving in time to the fast, happy beat.
My dress would have been a bit slippery. I’m thinking I would have gone with a multi-layered dainty little thing with the outer layer shifting back and forth over my hip from his hand holding onto me.
We would have been smiling and full of happiness, absorbed with each other, making sure not to bang into anyone else.
Those around us would have been happy ... or else.
We would have made arrangements to have anyone removed who was not having a good time.
It would have been a day filled with happiness, with love, with joy, with support and loyalty, with beauty in some form. Beauty is of course relative. It would have been a simple affair, yet as fresh and lovely as our budgets could have afforded.
I can see his face: so dear, full of joy, as we rocked out to ABBA. I can feel the texture of his suit, and the warmth of his skin. I can feel the attraction between us, energizing us, and see our blushes.
It would have been a wonderful event, with only happy people around us, celebrating our love for each other.
One day ... as I had this happy fantasy ... I looked up while driving ...
And saw a man wearing a suit similar to the one in my thoughts.
It was a thumbs up from My Love.
R.I.P.
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