I’ve never been one to chase music. I’ve always leaned toward the quiet rhythm of people. Their voices, their pauses, the way they slowly unfold. I like crowds that keep me alive. But lately, even that feels a little out of reach, and I find myself drawn to a gentler kind of silence.
My playlist has grown dull and untouched for far too long. It’s been a while since any melody stayed with me. And yet, here I am, holding onto this scattered little love playlist I found, wondering how it would feel to build one of my own.. with someone.
I’m here with a ton of imagined scenarios dancing in my head. There are so many ways this could unfold: us sitting side by side, letting this tangled playlist play; you slipping me your favorite song and letting its sound linger with me; or me offering the songs I once held close and watching your reaction to them. Perhaps we’d discover that we listen to entirely different things. Perhaps we’d spend more time talking than paying attention to the music itself. Perhaps we’e skip half the songs and replay the same one three times. I think I'd like all of those possibilities. After all, it was never really about the playlist. It was about having someone to pass an earphone to.
So, if you happen to have a song you've been keeping to yourself, a melody you’ve worn thin, or a lyric that feels a little too much like a confession, come sit beside me for a while.
The left earphone is waiting.
