A state of melancholy

"Oh sweet melancholy

eyes full of tears will be

longing for someone to comfort me

Oh will you sooth my sorrowful soul?

And keep the tears at bay?

If I unlocked my heart

would you come in,

or run away?

Oh sorrowful soul! Oh heavy heart!

My body's full of fears

For you, my love, have gone away

And left me, lonesome, here

I know that you're not out of reach

And homeward bound will be

But while you're gone, I'll sing our song,

And melancholy be."

And off they go....

Today is the day. My little bro left for college early this a.m. with my parents, leaving me behind with the younger sibs for the weekend. It was weird to see his room become a mass of clothing and belongings, to watch it turn from chaos, to organization, to...emptiness. I'm jealous of his adventure, but not so happy that he's left me here.

My best friend isn't coming home for dinner tonight....

I know that the rest of my family will still be here, and so will my friends...but, to be honest, it's not the same at all. I am in a state of melancholy.

I'm not worried about him at all. Try as I did to corrupt his brilliant mind, he turned out just fine. The only thing he may be in danger of is hiding in his room for weeks on end, studying....

I will miss our late nights of watching Disney movies, Monty Python, RSC, Pushing Daisies....

I will miss our random musical duets, making up fake lyrics to songs we don't understand.

I'll miss his strange humor, and how well it plays off mine.

Movie quoting during awkward moments....pie making at midnight....

...I won't miss the video game music....(sorry bro.)

But, he's left, and along with him go a couple of our good friends. I'm excited to see how they've changed and grown when they all come home.

;)