Feelings last even when relationships don't

Song: "Safe And Sound"

Artist: Capital Cities

Story: I remember meeting him at a bar in Salt Lake when I was visiting. He captivated my attention from the moment I met him, and more than just because he was a cute face. He was carefree in some ways, and not your typical guy. He wanted to show me around town while I was there for a few days, and he did. But he didn't show me sights or attractions, he showed me views - the places he loved to go in the city just to experience and "live" life. What began as a weekend fling minus the actual fling part--he wanted to take things slow--developed into a flying back and forth to see each other for three months as we developed a rapport of wit and support and smiles. The relationship developed slowly, but at every step filled with joy. And the happiest moment came in LA with just a casual Sunday afternoon in the gardens around LACMA. A picnic with the perfect cheese, crackers, and a portable boom box. As we sat and talked, and shared what we thought we wanted our lives to be--maybe even together if it go that far--it was all smiles. Then, out of nowhere, Capital Cities's "Safe and Sound" hit the portable speaker, and out of nowhere he dragged to me to my feet and started jumping around, encouraging me to do the same. It was a moment of carefree abandon, dancing around in the park to a song I barely knew, all smiles and joy. And while that relationship wouldn't last--and indeed, ended badly--my feelings about that moment and that song did not. To this day, when I have a bad day, or a stressful moment, I can put on "Safe & Sound" and even when I'm not dancing with carefree wild abandon in the middle of a park, in love, surrounded by food, architecture, and joy--I feel like I am.