The Making of..."Reverse"

Hi

So, early on when I started writing this particular collection of writings, I remembered this idea I had for a poem about a year ago, but never got around to fully thinking it out until now. The idea was about how our brains process thoughts regarding our past, our 'legacy', etc. And in what order we tend to do so. With me, I would think of a past love relationship in this non-linear or chronological order and it confused me. I would start off thinking about the most recent memory I had with that person, meaning the break up and the lead up to the break up that includes all these negative feelings and vibes and hurtful content. Then I back track and think about when things started heading south. That was sort of the numb, indifferent phase where you secretly know things aren't the same and it's going to be hard to get them to a healthier, less predictable, I guess, state. And that was probably the most heartbreaking thing to think about, more so than the breakup. That middle phase where you know the inevitable. Then I thought back even further to the blossoming of the relationship, the honeymoon phase if you will, where you are under the thinking that there's nothing that will go wrong and you are absolutely enamored with that individual. It may be delusional thinking, but boy is it bliss.

I wanted to write something that represented that backwards or REVERSE timeline in an attempt to view a similar topic in a different perspective. And it turned out both funny and unique for me. It's different than a lot of the stuff I've written in the past. It's good though. And the main theme is telling a love story in reverse and how painful that can be.

People can find inspiration in the strangest places. For me, an episode of Seinfeld inspired me to write Reverse in this way. I'm talking about the backwards episode that begins at the end of the script and works its way to the beginning by the conclusion of the episode. Whether or not you like the show, you must admit that is pure originality and brilliance. I wanted to capture that original idea in a more serious, more personal way and I'm happy with the result. Short, but sweet... That's what she said...

Thanks

Reverse
11-01-10