Love Jones

"I gather up each sound you left behind and stretch them on our bed. Each night I breathe you and become high."
-Sonia Sanchez

The first time I heard that quote I had to rewind...Fav!!
Yea, 1997 back in the day when VHS was the shizz...lol
It's from one of my favorite urban movies of all time.
"Love Jones" starring Larenz Tate and Nia Long,..
Props to the conotation made to my favorite rural love story..."When Harry Met Sally"
Critics acclaimed this a hip When Harry Met Sally.

The movie in itself more profound in more ways than one.
Exploriong the notion of love at first sight.
Spoken word never spoken so truly from the lips of young poets.
Two individuals spiritually connected to one another from their first encounter.
But they've got to figure out if it's a " love thing" or just " kicking it" type thing.
The irony that they both really crave that "love type thing"
But who's bold enough to step up first.
Along with all the complications of what sex.love. and friends bring to the table.
Pride doesn't factor here just strength.

Are you strong enough to?

Get Together.Fall Apart.Start Over.



I don't know for some reason today I'm feeling that Love Jones type vibe.
What is Love Jones exactly MUCH more than a movie.
Love Jones existed long before the movie...inspiration of prehaps.


Love Jones is when you're feigning for someone in every way possible...almost just has the wording itself gives off
Jonesin' like you need a fix but the only fix for a love jones is the object of one's affection..everything else just temporary and in no comparison to that love....this ecstatic bliss cloud 9 type feeling just that ultimate height of needing love.

Nia Long's character 'Nina" asks Larenz Tate's character "Darius"- "Why is everything so urgent with you?"
Darius-"Let me tell you somethin'. This here, right now, at this very moment, is all that matters to me. I love you. That's urgent like a motherfucker."

LOL....to articulate the expression of love and swearing in the same sentence can only be done with such meaning in an urban film and no better no worse Love Jones nailed it and not only this scene but others. You can't picture Julia Roberts and Richard Genre's character's in any film doing that it just doesn't work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKSYmj-w5NI
Blues for Nia(Brotha to the Night)
Dayuuummm...love that verse.

I know what is is to be on a Love Jones like seriously...like damn right now or shit ain't shit type thing...going out your mind crazy..can't sleep..never knew someone could make you feel this way...YEAH..

Have You?

Love means the warmth of the sun,
the aroma of a rose,
the breeze of the sea,
but as you can see,
it never means the same for anyone.
Love aquires its true meaning
by experiencing it for the first time,
because only then you can define it.