As we spoke at the new gathering hole, tonight, several interesting things came up. I realized that Detroit is crawling back into itself. I believe that we have hit the boundary, so to speak, or are growing near it, of suburban sprawl. The once popular centers had become the not so special 'middle' towns. The ones closer to the city but still not far out into the cookie cutter suburbs. As the baby boomers grew old and wanted families and to be an average American, they moved away from the dangers of the breathing cauldron of Downtown Detroit. Their kids, aha. Im not talking about the 30 somethings, in my opinion, theyre already fucked. But I vainly suppose that my generation, is in the middle of the sway to this pull back into the city. The cities nearest to downtown, these 'middle' comers, are beginning to turn into the hotspots for the 20 somethings, and sadly, kids in high school that try so hard to act older than they are. Nonetheless, these areas are rich with new ideas, creativity, love, and a shared sense of doom for the future, at least the smart ones. Detroit is a place of decrepit beauty, that can only be experienced within the walls. You have to see the people, the buildings, you have to feel it. And that is something I've only ever got from one other city, and its not in America. Perhaps I have not spent enough time in the city to make such a declaration, but I am trying, and I am beginning to see the beauty of the ruin of it all, the writhing struggle to stay alive, and a glimpse into the rubble of the near future. Im optimistic, but sometimes its good to see harsh reality of the past, and the brutality of the future. Which is why I believe you always have to live now, and be now. Ok, thats about all. If anyone reads this, tell me what you think.
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