Waiting For The Bus

Waiting for the bus, with the kids. Outside is a beautiful fall day. Crisp smell in the air. Leaves of orange, red and yellow floating down from the sky. No breeze. Perfect morning. Sitting on the porch waiting for the bus in contented silence.

From across the street, way in the back, music starts playing. It is so quiet in the neighborhood - you can hear it perfectly. Ah. It's an 80's station. Stone Temple Pilots is playing. Creep. Half the man I used to be........ I look over and both the kids are slightly bobbing their heads. No words. No one notices I'm watching. I smile. They love this music.

Song ends.

Bon Jovi erupts from unseen radio. You Give Love a Bad Name. Music plays. Miss Thing jumps up.

"Oh Man. I LOVE THIS SONG!" singing with gusto and knowing all the words - "Shot through the heart and you're to blame - you give love a Baaaaad Name."

Lil Man chimes in with air guitar.

It should have been an iPod commercial.

*sniff*

I love those wack-job, 80's loving freaks.