When I look back at the hopes and aspirations of youth, I remember the fearlessness. "I can do anything" (as soon as I get out of this place). We used to sit and fantasise about the lives we were going to lead, the places we were going to see, the people we were going to become. we took inspiration from our idols, 80's popstars, actors and designers. Movies and make-up opened up new worlds. One day I'll be famous, one day I'll look like that, I'll drive that car, I'll own those shoes, I'll visit Paris and be kissed beneath the stars. All things are possible, in teenage daydreams you have the power to conquer the world. We set ourselves impossible targets... "In the year 2000 I'll rule the world", my plans for world domination have failed to advance at the required speed. As wild and unruly thirteen year olds we lived for the moment, cannonballing from one crazy adventure to another. Riding out the rollercoaster of emotions our hormones provided. We used to walk for miles just to see you from a distance, yet when we stood close we couldn't even find words to pass the time. Friendships came and went, the intricacies of the group dynamics shifting and changing like sands in the desert. Last one standing wins the prize - oh but now you've got it you don't want it and so it all begins again. But once it's gone, time moves on, never to be repeated again. But the music and fashion, that comes back time and time again to tease you and make you remember the frivolities of youth, and how long ago it seems.......
When I look back at the hopes and aspirations of youth, I remember the fearlessness. "I can do anything" (as soon as I get out of this place). We used to sit and fantasise about the lives we were going to lead, the places we were going to see, the people we were going to become. we took inspiration from our idols, 80's popstars, actors and designers. Movies and make-up opened up new worlds. One day I'll be famous, one day I'll look like that, I'll drive that car, I'll own those shoes, I'll visit Paris and be kissed beneath the stars. All things are possible, in teenage daydreams you have the power to conquer the world. We set ourselves impossible targets... "In the year 2000 I'll rule the world", my plans for world domination have failed to advance at the required speed. As wild and unruly thirteen year olds we lived for the moment, cannonballing from one crazy adventure to another. Riding out the rollercoaster of emotions our hormones provided. We used to walk for miles just to see you from a distance, yet when we stood close we couldn't even find words to pass the time. Friendships came and went, the intricacies of the group dynamics shifting and changing like sands in the desert. Last one standing wins the prize - oh but now you've got it you don't want it and so it all begins again. But once it's gone, time moves on, never to be repeated again. But the music and fashion, that comes back time and time again to tease you and make you remember the frivolities of youth, and how long ago it seems.......
Brill post, beautifully written! x
ReplyDeleteCheers, it's just a page of scrawl transposed from my sketchbook but it's started a chain of thought which will create a photo montage design. I'm working on that today and will post the results!
ReplyDeleteYou have a way with words that makes you very easy and interesting to read, Ange. Writing must be your second calling; if you wrote a book - I'd buy it! x
ReplyDeleteOoh thanks love! I have a few ideas jotted down but not enough hours in the day to pursue it!
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