Somewhere Between Passion and Losing Friends

Here are the lyrics to the Jason Boland song I’m in the mood for tonight, in memory of William Butler Yeats' love for Maud Gonne. The bottle of bourbon didn’t have much in it when I started, so I doubt I’ll be able to do much damage.

"I got drunk by myself last night.
They say it’s no way to make things right;
I just didn’t have anything better to do.
The dog was asleep on the living room rug and
I watched a show about crime and drugs.
Punched a bottle of bourbon until it was through.

I don’t care that I can’t sleep;
I’d just as soon stay up all week.
I might get some things done while others dream.
The heater broke and the room got cold;
My knees and ankles say I’m gettin’ older.
The phone finally rang but it wasn’t for me.

Chorus:
If everyone was together
I guess no one would be alone.
Life’s a lot of trade offs in the end.
Somewhere in the fields of heather
The proud souls laugh and they love together.
Somewhere between passion and losing friends."

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I read that a couple of days ago marked the birthday of the William Butler Yeats’ life long muse, Maud Gonne. The article said that Gonne and Yeats met when they were both 25 years old, that he fell in love with her and remained in love for the rest of his life. Maud Gonne rejected marriage proposals from Yeats many times, thought they remained close to each other throughout their lives. It is said that they shared a "spiritual union." In response to one of Yeats' many marriage proposals, Maud Gonne told him, "You would not be happy with me. … You make beautiful poetry out of what you call your unhappiness and you are happy in that. Marriage would be such a dull affair. Poets should never marry."

I guess it’s a good thing Yeats and Gonne were able to remain such life long friends. Otherwise, he might have needed to change all of his computer and internet passwords that had her name in them, or that were based on the day they met and her birthday. He wouldn't have been able to enjoy all those CD's he owned of that band they went to see. She would have had to remove his mii from her wii. Those kinds of things are tough.

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What I’m Listening To Now: Every sad song I can find on Rhapsody.
What I’m Reading Now: Janet Fitch, Paint It Black.