this morning #942.

this morning, i was crying & rolling my eyes all at once, struck by a maddening, sappy but wholly moving moment near the climax of a movie i decided to watch while eating breakfast. every so often, i find myself in this sort of scenario. i’m trying to veg out with some mindless show, something to relax my mind a bit. out of nowhere, there’s a sad scene. a character has died. everyone comes together to comfort one another and, lo & behold, a tiny crack forms in my cynicism. people helping people. emotion wells up & spits out tears. it’s never anything major but as soon as my mind recognizes the manipulation, the eye rolls kick in. as silly as it all is, at least it’s a reminder that i can still feel.