Daily prompt- power
I’m not much for superpowers. Life is already a comic book as it is without adding special abilities.
But since the Daily Post is requesting to choose one…I chose the ability to travel through time.
I would only use it once then banish the power to the attic with rest of my comic book imaginary superpowers.
I would travel back in time to the era of big hair and hair metal.
When I was just out of high school and into drinking heavily on a daily basis.
I would head back to El Paso, Texas….circa summer 1988.
I would find myself at approximately 4 a.m. on any given day during that frame…passed out on my apartment bathroom floor….driving the porcelain bus.
I would kick myself awake and force me to stand up so I could have a few words with myself.
After my glossy eyed, alcohol reeking self got up and looked me in the eyes. I would wait for the recognition of me (plus 26 years) to kick the senses into temporary sobriety.
Then, I would look at me calmly and say,
“I’m am here to atone for me being a screw up for the next 18 years of my life. I won’t change it….but this will make me feel better about doing it.”
I would smile reassuringly at myself and pat myself on the shoulder.
Then, reel my right arm back, my right hand balled into a fist, and punch myself square in the face.
I would look at unconscious self on the floor, sigh, then go to the front closet and take the Van Halen OU812 tour shirt that was left there when I got kicked out of said apartment before my lease was up.
And head back to 2013.
Sometimes you gotta finish what you started.
That ain’t no way to treat the brokenhearted! π
Nice post. π
Lol. Thanks. Right on time…I will arrive…kerping the dream alive!
*walks around with the entire Van Halen library stuck in head for the rest of the day*
Thank you, dear. π
Anytime!
I just added the link for “finish what you started”. Maybe that might make it more bearable.
Ah thank you. I’ll be able to listen to what’s playing in my head. Eddie’s great, isn’t he?
Yes he is!