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So here I am, looking at the back of his head, as we sit patiently on this bus in mid morning traffic, and all I can think of is Jill Scott’s song “spring summer feeling”. What’s ironic is the fact that it is the middle of winter and hardly a spring summer temperature. Somehow, the young man in front of me resonates heat in me.

I don’t know him; who he is, what he does, where he’s from and I have never spoken to him. But all I know is that he appears to be perfection in its purest form. However, all that he is can be addressed at a later point, because right now my rising temperature has brought me back to the subject a hand.

I am an individual very disillusioned with the concept of Love; living in the cold hard city will do that to a girl. The city of London is both hard and cold. People seem unable to understand the power of warmth- even the simple gesture of a polite smile is often met with an incredulous look and/or the suspicion of mental instability.

Throughout the ages, the concepts of love and warmth have been intrinsically linked. If you find that hard to believe, you only have to look at the evidence. Even in the usage of basic language and colloquialisms, the positive nature of “warmth” often is expressed. For example, people are often described as having a “warm disposition”. One colleague, when telling of her recent engagement, even went as far as to say she experienced a “warm fuzzy feeling” when her intended proposed!

I once sat and thought (as I often find myself doing) about why a cold was often referred to as common, and why it was said to be catching. I was led to a minor revelation. I realised that a cold is a condition, which can infect (and affect) anyone within close proximity to its source and is easily passed.  Much like the physical infection, a mentality of coldness is also easily passed on. However, where a physical infection can be staved off with antibiotics, a mentality of coldness is much harder to diagnose and treat.

So here I am; someone who is beginning to see the symptoms of a condition I'd rather not contract-coldness. The only saving grace of the situation is that I've recognized the symptoms early enough to seek treatment and if I may be so bold to say so-WHAT A TREAT HE IS!

    Onyx Knight

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