Rapunzel, Rapunzel.

We waited.My mom and I sat on a stone wall waiting for the others to arrive for dinner at a simple diner. We were up the steps from the parking structure on one side of a wall. There were obviously people on the opposite side clinking glasses, laughing, running...and music. A man's voice that was buttery smooth and sultry sang along side the simplistic plucking of an acoustic guitar. I fell for him. I jumped up and around a bending tree to the wall where I pulled my knees to my chest and looked down on him. He was literally right there on the other side of the wall about ten feet down. All I could see was the back of him and the top and bottom of the guitar. He was beautiful still. I noticed people were trying to get a glimpse of the man behind the voice as they stood on their tip-toes and looked further down the wall. I was the only one braving the scale of the wall, quietly, yet intrusively looking in on someones wedding party. He sang to an unappreciative audience that neglected to clap or whistle between sets, instead they talked over him and let the notes fall dead and crumpled on the table cloth. I felt like Rapunzel looking down on her prince from the tower, I also felt creepy since he didn't know I was peeking over. Leaving my spot for just a minute, I ran down the steps to the back gates where a catering staff was hurriedly pulling things together, stacking tables, and rearranging food set-ups. I timidly asked a man who the singer was and he said he had no clue, but inquired the same of one of his co-workers. She had no idea either. I felt bad. I felt it represented the struggle of most artists these days. They have all the artistic ability and talent anyone could ask for, but they don't have the attention of the people. Disappointed, I returned to the wall where I again pulled myself into a ball and peeked down behind the leaves of a leaning tree. Eventually, unable to help myself, I whispered down to him. I whispered until two bright blue eyes looked up into the tree and saw me. I asked him his name and how great he sounded. He genuinely thanked me and said that he really appreciated it, directing me to his youtube channel and his itunes store. It was cute. It was probably the most romantic moment of my life thus far.