Tuesday, May 29, 2012

This Is A Love Riot

I watched the entire This Is England Series. This includes a movie and two Miniseries. I watched it again yesterday the shit is hella heartwarming. It's a perfect interpretation of what it is like being in a counterculture relationship. I mean it's complex to be yourself and have your partner be himself in the face of adversity. Culturally and financially. The films made me happy to be in the relationship I'm in. It's a hard thing for a man to love a punk rock girl and vis a versa. I mean there is opposition. Everyone wants to be the same as everyone else. We think this makes us adults. Getting a mainstream job and dressing like a basic douche from the The Gap. If you really stand up for yourself you get shoved down a lot. And if you find a love that last it's really a struggle. But it's a beautiful thing. To fight for love to stand for something. Your whole life. I've been punk and half a Skinhead for my entire adult life and so has my partner. It's been a great adventure. But the hate is real. The pressure to change is there. But what do you change into? A drone, someone else? You can only really ever be you. To change for anyone is suicide. The series shows Woody trying to join the mainstream and it nearly killed him. As to be expected. It also showed Lol the female lead trying to hide her tortured past from her partner. Which nearly killed her as well. No matter what you have been through. The whole point of love is to get through your personal struggles together. Some struggles are impossible to face alone. Your partner is there as a second person in the battle for life. If you have lived through hell your partner is there to help you fight through it. That in some cases can be the most important part. If you are not willing to face the demons and show them to your partner and say help. You may not make it though your relationship. Hell, you may not make it through life in some cases. I really appreciate my love. It is real and I have fought for it. And it has been worth it. Fighting for the joy and the beauty. I don't think we will ever change. Growing up is not becoming some new person. It's accepting the person you are and standing up for it. It's not easy in any case but it is very rewarding. So if you are in love or looking for love. Know this, all you have to do is remain the person you are and allow the person you love to be who they are. No matter what. That is the only way. Be patient and even if you are in love with a wild punk rock motherfucker. Believe in him and allow him to believe in you. Stay true and don't lie to one another but most importantly don't lie to yourself. If you are trying to become someone else. Look inside yourself and ask why and what are you running from? I guess that's it. Never run from yourself. Face and embrace yourself. You may find that the most important treasures lay inside. And they are always rewarding. For all of eternity. If you have the nerves to be who you are and face yourself honestly. You will find are person who loves that in the truest form. And you will find that when you let go of all of the confusion from outside forces you can love someone for who they are. Alt-culture flaws and all. I love This Is England and I love my partner. We are in this together. And it's pretty alright...now itnit? 
This is Josalisa and I am in a Love RiOt. 

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