girl-ish
By Valerie Frost If you’re a child of the nineties, chances are you’ve been somewhat brainwashed by the Disney machine. I took the bait hook, line and sinker- I watched Hercules on the reg and fantasized about my future life with a Greek god. During that time of my life, it’s safe to say that at least a good 20% of my mental energy was focused on obtaining this imaginary man. I knew exactly what he looked like (Michelangelo’s statue of David) and I drew his profile so fantastically that I printed it on a shirt and wore it around. Needless to say, boyfriend after boyfriend failed to live up to my ridiculous standards. During my sophomore year of college, I was beginning to grow out of my Hercules phase and started to move into an Aladdin stage. It was during this time that I met an Afghan man named Al (yes, I know that that Aladdin was Arabian but I’m willing to suspend disbelief). He was beautiful and brilliant and I fell in love with his kind soul. Everything was perfect...until I discovered that Al wasn’t perfect.
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