Frederick County, Maryland Art Teacher and Photographer

Sunday, September 27, 2009

I ♥ LV YOU Intensely

I ♥ LV YOU Intensely
That is what was written in the dirt on the car of the bumper in front of me. It was a dark green Honda Civic, the updated version of what I used to drive. I don't think intensely was even spelled correctly. I sat at the light behind this car wondering about the writer, and then the receiver of this message. Did the receiver even know the message was there. I had never seen anything other than “Wash Me!” or foul words scrawled in the dust of a dirty car. I began making up stories about this pair. It certainly looked like a women had written it, especially with the placement of the heart. But, this also looked very much like a female driven vehicle. Intensely was written almost as an afterthought. It was smaller and I’m sure the writer got to a certain point when he/she wondered how to spell it but continued writing anyway. Maybe it was a woman’s car, and another woman had written this message on it, in adoration and in haste. Of course it could have been written by a young man too. If so would he have done this after a fight?

Finally the light turned green and we made our left turn into traffic. I continued to follow this loved person, still not knowing if it was a man or a woman. At last I had the opportunity to pass the car and did with some reservation. The moment I see this person, part of the mystery would be solved. Pulling up beside the car I see a pretty young woman with long straight blonde hair. Then it made sense. Of course she would be pretty, not just pretty, but gorgeous. Does she know how much she is loved?

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