Hi there.

I’m Hopko.

We might have met.

Or i may have seen you around. But didnt say “Hi” cause im bad at that stuff.

Either way there’s some things you need to know about me. Because i have been given an opportunity to be heard on here, to make points, to speak a little louder than most.

But, i think it’s best if you know me better before listen to me. I think it’s important you know i used to live a double life. At polar extremes.

During the day i was standing in line, wearing my uniform, and driving tanks in the army. On the weekends i was going to competitons, watching circles, and learning to dance.

At work i had one pair of plain tennis shoes and a wardrobe of Polo shirts. At home i had a hidden collection of sneakers in a rainbow of colors and baggy hoodies.

I made up excuses to not go to the pub with the boys on the weekend, so i could go hang out in an empty carpark with a boombox and some talented friends.

I laughed and joked when someone at work thought they saw me “pop” momentarily, or when someone caught a glance of a pair of high tops in my bag.

Despite all of that (or perhaps because of it) that time in my life will still go down in my history as my formative years.

It was during this time that i grew an identity, a persona, a personality.

It was the foundation for the person i am now. My heart in one world and my mind flitting between two.

It’s this foundation that i hope gives me the qualification to write here – and more importantly, to be read by you.

It’s this foundation that has always allowed me to step back, and analyse a scene, a song, a person from not only another perspective but also a completely conflicting one.

And it’s this foundation that i hope will give me the ability to write something that someone actually reads.

So there you have it. Now you know more about me than you probably did. Or probably wanted to.

Does it make me more or less qualified to be able to post on here? That, my friends, is up to you.

Have a similar story? Let me know.

And next time you see me, say “Hi”

Peace,

Hopko.

Related posts:

1. A thank you to those who inspired the revival of this blog