i picked up a boy at work and i met a girl and we ate the very best sushis. i met a french girl who was warm and happy. i told the boy why i hadn’t seen anyone in months and he understood. i met a dark haired boy who loved virginia woolf. i met an australian girl with a pretty face and the best accent. i met a french girl who loved art. i met a cute boy who was dressed in black. i met an austrian girl. i was invited to a birthday. i gave advice about photography. i got some mail. i was invited to a foreign country. i talked in english and drank and talked in french and drank and talked in english and drank again. i looked at the boy who’s my friend and i said i’m happy. and i really was happy.

i came home and erased so many things that it should’ve hurt. but i really was happy.

Eric Andersen – Violets of Dawn