Saturday, April 23, 2011

Ghost Rivalries: My View From The Top

It's been four days and I have only seen one friend; well to be fair I've a lot of people but they were too busy for me. I wasn't really hurt or offended. I mean our schedules do conflict, we couldn't help it. So to help me from being bored, I decided to drive again. This time up to Eagle Height Point. This was a rest stop along a highway that leads high into the mountains, allowing for more than gorgeous view of this forsaken city. It takes about 45 mins. to get up there, so I left at around 9:00pm.

The drive up the winding, twisting road wasn't much. It was a weekday so I knew it wasn't going to be packed like it usually is.

I reached the rest point and I parked. As I turned off the car, my music still played softly. Over my dashboard I saw the city, lit up and sparkling. My eyes were drawn to the beauty. I mean helplessly glued to the scene.

Once I got out of my car I walked right up to the edge of the wall that protect any idiot from falling off the edge. But me being risk-taker that I am, sat on the stone wall to gain an entire overview of the lights of the city.

I sat for half an hour and my heart skipped a beat during the last few minutes. Thinking and talking to myself in my head, I concluded that I love this hell hole of a town. Yes, it's reckless. Yes, it's corrupt. Yes, those whose stay are doomed. But, for what it is worth, I wouldn't of want to grow up in any other place. The people, the buildings, the sounds, the lights, the streets, will remain in my heart. I can't break the choke the City has on me; whether by force or choice, it takes my breath away.

Though this city is ugly upon further expectations, the outside is so graceful and aesthetic. Home isn't were the heart is, home is where you can't let go of what you left behind. And this city is my home. When I saw all of these changes and altercations, I expected it, but never could accept it. For my good I should of known better, but there is a fool in us all. This city is like a rivalry with a ghost: the battles back and forth goes nowhere, especially when there is no war to win. I tried to fight the change, but the change was never there. It was always there, I just could see right through it.

11 comments:

  1. i could go for a place like that around here.

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  2. I feel the same about the town I went to university in. I hate it, but i'll miss it.

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  3. yeah i feel the same way about when we use to visit other colleges on my team

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  4. I wish there was a place i could go to get an overview of my city, but mountains are things that don't exist in texas. oh well, i enjoyed reading that :)

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  5. I can totally see where you're coming from.

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  6. i hiked a mountain you see some cool stuff up there

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  7. I come from region where are a lot of mountains. The cities are placed between them so the view tends to be very nice if the weather is good.

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