Viva La Vida

Lying in my bed, I can’t move a single muscle, jaded and burnt out. In these four walls, I see A Sky Full of Stars, while my eyes shut closed. I can hear hollow cries in the background, someone must’ve slapped me in the rhythm of some gigantic Clocks.

That was ten years ago, I was rushed to the hospital diagnosed with fibromyalgia and a psychiatrist told me that I was manic-depressive, put me on lithium, and left me with this ridiculous remark "I can Fix You." After that, some saw a change in my behavior, but for me I couldn’t tell. I took lithium for a year, and didn’t notice any difference. The Scientist, a friend of a friend, disagreed with the original diagnosis.

It turned out that the remedy I needed was not in the pills, the best prescription I needed was the singer/ songwriter/ musician Chris of Coldplay. He was an inspiration at that very moment, my Viva La Vida. 

After my divorce was final couple of years back, my friends hated to see me aloof and Low. Some of my friends working in the music industry approached music stars to ask for a date for me. One of them was Chris, he was in the midst of an acrimonious breakup with a famous solo singer when we met. For several years, he was a vegetarian, he has been influenced by his past relationship, but on our dates he started eating steaks. After my days of writing and his days of music practice and recording, eating out has been our Hymn For The Weekend.

For my part, I was smitten. In Chris, I saw everything I desired: so charming as he sings any of his songs, his eyes spark stories, and while he plays the piano he transforms like a wind, making me Shiver. My days with him were like days in the summertime, with sunflowers all around, warm, and Yellow!

I have A Head Full of Dreams as the months unfold seeing Chris. There were days that our lives together simply lived just to hold on to each other, for me that was a bliss of Everyday Life.

The months became a year, and we were still in a realm of Paradise. We occasionally talked about getting married. Yes! Me, getting married again. Perhaps during the holidays and be Hypnotized by him among the Christmas Lights. 

Those lights are the stars I am staring at in my dream that night. The slaps in rhythm woke me up. Oh! Well! I’m in a dream!

Can I sleep again and live Something Just Like This?

Something from the #promptfactory of @meitanteikudo - "The Story of Song Titles", inspired while reading @Ruffa's article about the said prompt. As my story unfolds, I was like teleporting myself into another prompt - "Celebrity For a Day," though, just imagining my days, months and a year with the celebrity. Anyway, just read Here's a Prompt when you run out of ideas to write.

To Chris of Coldplay, yellow! I mean, hello!

Haha! I tried not to laugh reading this, what am I writing?! lol! Fyi, I'm not divorced, married or widowed, haha! Perhaps, a divorced with someone you love is something so much painful in life. Nothing serious here! lol! I hope y'all love the twist and turns and enjoyed reading. Thanks heaps and bless y'all!

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12/01/2021

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