Come On Home-Franz Ferdinand

Flying Without Wings
Originally uploaded by HaMeD!caL.

So Today I had a WONDERFUL day at Work
....Then I came home

In the Hallways I Bounced around from here to there
Smiling at all in sight
The Kids
The Staff
The Parents
The Crossing Guard
The Lunch Ladies
The Custodian
The Tech guy in my room getting computers ready for a new Reading Program
THe Post Man in the Mail Room
...Even the BIG IMPortant guy who called me to remind me of the BIG IMPortant meeting I am scheduled to lead on Friday...
I smiled at him on THe Phone!

I smiled at them all
...then I came Home

I tried to keep it going

I smiled at the dog
I smiled at the cat
I smiled at the plastic skeleton that is placed in my chair on the Patio...she holds a cigarette, head tilted back

Then THEY came home
and I took a Walk...miles away

I smiled at everyone whose paths I crossed
and They smiled back

I even Smiled at the Bill Paxton look alike who scared me with his leashless Doberman near the woods.

I got tired of smiling and sat underneath one of my favorite trees to rest
Bill PAxton recircled and talked for a while...
I smiled some more

As I picked at the grass in nervous reaction
He SMiled back
and his khaki barn jacket with dark chocolate trim
Looked ever so soft and inviting

I had my cigarettes in the pocket of my sweatshirt pouch...and lit one
knowing that it would either send him away or cause him to light up himself
...it did neither

He asked what I was listening to on my iPod
(not really mine, but many of my tunes)

I wanted to scroll it to The SHins
with a Memory of a Garden State clip

But I had on some Franz Ferdinand
(which caused a Post Secrets Flashback from this very week)

He didn't share my headphones
But he did share my smile

...the sun set, and I walked on
HOME
...wondering
WHY