In life, we never forget our firsts: first love, first drunken episode at a bar, etc. One first I’ll never forget was the first time I went to a concert. It was the Corrs. While waiting in line at the entrance, their songs just kept playing in my head- over and over again, complete with vibrato. The song which stood out was What Can I Do.
A decade after, as I sit here in front of the computer, I find myself singing that same Corrs song again- still with vibrato. Oh, what can I do to make him love me? What can I do to make him care…
Hard as it is to accept, the thing with love is that you can’t force it. It just doesn’t work that way. There isn’t a recipe to make someone love you back. The most you can do is just be yourself and silently hope that the other person sees what’s lovable about you- maybe that and a novena to all the saints in heaven.
Sure, I have other better things to do like asking around for outdoor lighting installation options for the house, but right now, I’m in a Corrs mood… mulling over unrequited love.
“The power is not mine… I’m just gonna let it fly”…
