She's gone. She's out of my life. Get over it. Move on. Although I speak this mantra many times to myself, I find that I'm nearer to a psychotic episode.
It becomes repetitive and I grow tired of trying to find her in places she no longer exists.
As of this writing, I look for some sort of closure to happen. Honestly, I'm certain that the very memory of knowing her has changed my life greatly, so I decided to recount annals of a so-called relationship that ended nearly a year ago.
Some three hundred days later and still she lingers.
Yes, it's true. I conditioned her into this state of being. Thoughts of a year's worth of connectedness schooled me in many ways.
More often, I find myself delusional. I'm strung out over a potent substance that continues to sap me of my being.
So, allow me to take a hiatus from The Chronicles of Darius Flesher (which believe you-me is about to compound in intensity) to reveal such openness.
Now, how do I categorize it?
It's a little bit of Anal & Interracial. It's certainly, of all things, romantic. It's the very source that compels me to this current state of numbness and embittered resolve.
See, I knew it from the first moment I saw this butterfly. I had sensed that she harbored a dirty little secret. It was there, scrolled across her grill; concealed behind a fresh-liquored grin.
Everything about my instincts cautioned me. Yet and still, I proceeded to move about the club, having ventured through trials of my own, seemingly unaffected.
I watched her interactions with men. Pseudo studs. At nearly six feet tall and dirty blonde, she sported a shapely build, which consisted of firm 36Cs, a curvaceous rump and slope hips, strong. She appeared to hold her own out on the dance floor.
Her moves were more calculated than natural.
At times, she appeared arrhythmic as though she tried too hard to balance her sense of sensuality.
Of course, liquor had much to do with it.
*
The scene was early spring, two years back. It was the season of newness for myself as well, having ended a previous six-month relationship. I headed out with some of my boys for our usual Saturday night thang. We were faithful participants.
After all, the 25 & older club was jumping with female prospects. It reminded me of a prelude to hedonism.
Inside contained the heart of all variable players. I maintained in studious mode. I'd already immersed myself in the requisite lewdness for having attended such an establishment.
I'd nothing much to prove. I knew my indelible bouts with lust and sex left me with consequences. So, I thought I would move about more cautiously in my endeavors.
I admired the honesty many of the females projected at the club. They consisted of a mix between class and crass.
There were no inhibitions when it came time to displaying wanton craves for love and lust. You would've known by the time a techno version of "Heaven" segued into "Stranger in My House" whether you were fucked or fucked over.
Most of these men and women were aware that whether it was through age, children or divorce, there existed a fear of declining self-esteem or sensuality.
It was as though sex defined every ounce of this being. This club allowed for these women to interact freely and test the proverbial boundaries of the flesh. Most of the men displayed nothing short of savagery.
Others succeeded in simply pairing up or evolving into relationships, however long.
I lingered in between.
Nothing was more evident of this fact than the after club sessions, undoubtedly a trip. The parking spots quickly turned into hot lots, peppered with partygoers. It was often the last chance at securing some ass or a compromised version of moonlight romanticism.
On this particular evening, I waited for a good friend to don his groove on. I crossed through the same lot that I'd engaged lewdness in previously.
I respected his need for satiating a piece of ass, as the lot was filled with persons and couples seeking equal bliss.
As I stood nearby an electrical generator, I saw her squatting near a Volvo. The vehicle was filled with black men, several shades darker than myself.
She wore tight blue jeans and a wrap-around blousse, punctuated by high-heel leather boots.
I remembered thinking to myself, 'That's one to look out for!' I mean, c'mon, how many blondes are daring enough to uphold a conversation during an after-club night, before the entertainment of a liquored-up posse?
She sensed my presence and glanced over to where I stood watching her. She would come to let me know, later on in the relationship, that it felt as though I were her protector, savior. Moments later, the car peeled off and miss butterfly fluttered over my way.
I can loosely recall the conversation we had because I'd been engulfed in a lethal combo myself, consisting of many Coronas and herbal enlightenment.
Seconds slipped by and the next thing I knew, and, she would later concur, we were face to face. She was trapped within my arm/space. Our bodies held inches away from one another, as we stood up against the bumper of her Intrepid.
We were both shot. She knew I was boozed slightly and stoned greatly. Through squinted eyes, we both gravitated towards conversation and space.
She spoke of her need for independence while I merely listened and encouraged her not to be the sort of person that would use men for monetary status.
We celebrated her independence. I was attracted to her spirit of self-awareness and sufficiency.
"OHHH MY GOD!" Someone shouted just as we had imbibed in one-another's eyes.
As we looked around us, scattered glass surrounded a portion of the lot around where we stood. Her friend broke away from mine.
And, suddenly, she slipped out of my night and existence, momentarily. I caught her name (which, for the sake of my sanity on this forum, I shall not repeat). It lingered. It was then that I noticed that the scattered glass came from a vehicle that brought me to the club. It happened to be my best friend's ride.
Someone had evidently shattered the passenger's window and stole some of the contents within, including my leather jacket, which had concealed in its pockets, a beefy-sized roach and a slamming mix CD.
The circumstances were definitely shitty all the way around. However, I yearned for the moment to see her again.
*
Two weeks later. Same spot. As I perused the club prospects, I ran into an ex-girlfriend of twelve-years past. She revealed to me how she thought I'd come to hate her for having left me so abruptly. I sensed that she wanted me presently, although, I wanted nothing to do with her.
I searched the room for more probable connections. I'd danced and made eye contact with a few women. I was blessed to have felt studly.
Shortly after midnight, she crossed through, en route to the ladies room. I remember looking over to my friend with a smile, "The night has just begun, my man. The night has just begun!"
I followed from afar. I watched her standing in the back of the room and simply approached her. It took her minutes before she would remember me. She later revealed that our first meeting left a lingering desire.
We grooved to a few sets. The song by Sean Paul, "Get Busy" comes to mind. She remarked on how good of a dancer I was.
I forgot the slow song that played, but I remember feeling our rhythm was out of synch.
It was back to that infamous lot. This time, I climbed in the backseat and invited her to join me. My impulses were fierce.
We locked face to face. At first, her kisses were slow as she studied her assurance to mine. Gradually, her lips softened up and her mouth intercepted the probing velvet of my tongue. The passion contained in her Intrepid was enough to engulf her whip into flames.
Meanwhile, her friend climbed into my boy's SUV. Every now and again, she interfered during our exchange. Of course, we were all feeling just as nice as we had been two weeks ago.
I scribed my digits on a note pad and encouraged her to give phone me. I kissed her goodbye and waited nearly a week before she called.
*
The ensuing weeks ahead were of storybook entries. We romanced. I braved, with every essence and being to ensure she had no reason to creep her presence with anyone else.
Everything I'd been so intimidated to release had subsided with her in my arms.
An entirely new and romantic realm had opened its portal doors for my wonderment. I expressed my self in ways I'd long forgotten.
We strolled by gardens and parkways. I prepared lavish morning breakfasts. I'd used every ounce of my creativity to show her worlds undreamt.
As far as the sex, yes, that first night was off the chain. We parked just outside of my apartment. Up until this point, we merely kissed and opened up soul. On one night,