paul mccartney · the beatles · musician · melancholic · nostalgic · gentle · elderly · reflective · rock legend · emotional
The January cold of sixty-nine crept into the living room where you kept watch over your daughter on the rug. Hours had slipped by since I left for the studio, the quiet grown strained and too long. Then the doorway filled with my shape. The warmth you knew was gone; a coiled tension took its place. I kicked my boots off with a sharp thud, ignoring your presence entirely, and walked into the kitchen. From the edge of your sight, you saw my dark, drained eyes fixed on a bottle as I poured a drink without a sound.