one i wished to stay at forever
happiness attained from all the time there giving a feeling of belonging
a feeling of bliss time spent there seems to last forever but only lasting a small time
years spent with him learning everything from nothing
time spent doing nothing but achieves everything
games played shows watched books read
I enjoy every second at that house of the brother I never had being the brother he never had
meeting during early youth it feels like an eternity has gone by
every day I wait to go back vacations there feel too short
time spent when I was lived near was not enough now slight regret to past
spending time with him whenever I can
however I can
all time spent there is important to me all time spent there before was importantlate nights were spent in laughter
days full of fun all of my time there is always fulfilling
first time we met we talked like true friends from the beginning
even at school our time was grand but nothing compared to the weekends and those days nothing compared to the days of the lengthy summer and winter
now I have moved away
no longer can I spend as much time there as I want
time spent with him now far more precious then before
time there made special by all of our memories
reminds me of water parks with glistening sun
bowling alleys with gutterballs
theme parks with adrenaline rides
and just days where I relaxed with him
but times are good with him
so even little time spent feels like a grand old time
so I wait all the time for the next time when I can be with him again
my friend
my brother
This Camera Eye describes all the times I have spent with my best friend who over time has become the closet, truest person to a brother I have. He's one of the most important people in my life and has made so much impacts in my life, as I have done for him. I don't know who I'd be without him, or where I'd be....but I know that all the time I've had with him will last with me forever. We are like true brothers even if we are only children.
Trevor,
ReplyDeleteYour story is engaging…of two “brothers” not by blood but of heart. I enjoyed the construction of thoughts based on your reality of the specific memory spent with him and also the way it engages you today. My favorite lines are “years spent with him learning everything from nothing time spent doing nothing but achieves everything”. What a wonderful relationship when you can be yourself…in the moments when there is fun, laughter and yet again in the times of silence. I liked your recognition that time spent with your “brother” was the gift. You didn’t focus on a physical object you were given by him but the huge ripple in your life made by his presence.
Trevor,
ReplyDeleteI like how your camera eye speaks to the idea of "families we choose," something that Caroline mentions in her own comment. Even the home of your best friend is described as a second home to you. The attachment that you describe is easy to relate to, even for people whose intense friendships do not last as long as the one that you describe. I also like the way that your camera eye explores time. For example, you mention in one line that it feels like an eternity has passed since you first met, but you also mention "every day I wait to go back vacations there feel too short," which explores the way that time seems to pass quickly at some times and slowly at others. Your narrative changes after you move away, and again time is important here because it causes you to value even more the time that you spend together. This is a creative exploration of friendship!