I am one of David Cook’s “older fans” a cougar as they say. The first time I saw David’s face on TV I knew I would be a fan. His demeanor and stage presence and voice brought a rush of life into me.
On my best days I become Zenified and in flux with the better part of everything.
I wonder if other “adults” ever feel the same way breathing in childhood memories the way I am.
Skin deep in memories that hold me someplace where I am warm and safe and free.
I feel as if I am standing in the middle of the big green world barefoot in the short tickly grass.
Catching as many fireflies in a jar that I can and watching in awe their magic brilliance. Then setting them free.
Playing hide and seek at dusk and being afraid of being found yet more afraid of being alone in the gathering darkness.
The “now” reality is much better than the childhood memories. I love more, feel more, and express more now than in any other time in my youthful innocence. In my youth I carried the unhappiness of the world on my shoulders and a lot of fear.
I have journeyed through the fear and back and have kept the larger part of my youthful innocence than I had at age seven. I begged myself to find my redemption and have found the joy of being open inside. I cherish those moments when I am.
This is the only way I know to describe how it feels to be a Cook fan. I believe he brings a magic into our lives that lets us all feel more.