that umbilical chord you can never part with ..

life is like an old song ... you dont often remember what it was but you know you liked it and no matter what you are today, you will still like it ... sometimes you try too hard to recall the notes, try to hum along and get the words right ... sometimes you simply continue to relish as layer after layer of dust hiding the memory is brushed off .... sometimes the song will remind you of others of its creed, maybe giving rise to an occassional confusion or comparison even ... at other times, it creates a void, and fills it the very next moment with its glory ... sometimes you rush into it ... you do want to listen to it again, but its best heard when it stops you in your tracks ... you are able to appreciate the wholeness of it, and yet pay every attention to the minute details ...
whichever way, it does take you on its own course, ... perhaps this is why they say "on a song", floating, drifting through the air like the musical notes ... rises and falls, begins with words ends with sounds but for those 5 minutes when it does hit you, its all that matters, its all you need to know.