First Nations | Night Parrot Press
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Stuck
Angel Hayward
On my way home from work, where the lights are fluorescent and harsh and the tasks are never-ending, I swing by the liquor store and grab a bottle of wine. It's a night like others spent sitting on the couch, drinking a glass of wine and eating whatever I can order on my
phone.
This night, I watch Dead Poet's Society and there's a scene where Robin Williams encourages everyone to carpe diem and to suck on the marrow of life. The scene reminds me that there is more to life than working in an office, buying a house, getting married, having 2.5 kids and then retiring.
I need to stop and listen to the wild within me. I need to throw open the door of my prison of expectation and responsibility, fly away and eat street food from around the world, experience different landscapes and meet people from different cultures.
This night, I look into the mirror but don't recognise the reflection.
© Angel Hayward. From Ourselves: 100 Micro Memoirs published by Night Parrot Press.
Angel Hayward is a Noongar yorga with family connections to Katanning, Albany and Narrogin. Angel grew up in Perth and across regional Western Australia as the second oldest of seven children. A lover of adventure, Angel has just finished a round-the-world trip.
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