Writer. Feminist. Historian. Person.
Every day I pass this place and wonder.
Are you watching over me?
Did your passing change your face?
Does your smile ever reach your eyes?
Did your shattered fragments become whole?
Or are you still laughing as I stumble?
Not sure exactly what this is–poetry or flash or a weird combo, but thanks for the inspiration to girlie on the edge’s Six Sentence Story Challenge and Crimson’s Creative Challenge.
tossed by a rough sea
courage lives in the shimmer
of dawn’s golden light
La Voile Jaune (The Yellow Sail) c. 1905 by Odilon Redon
Thanks for the beautiful inspiration to Dverse Poets!
“Well, that’s that,” Joe said as he reached for my hand. Staying silent, I let the distance between us widen.
Trying again, Joe confidently declared: “It’s the best thing for him.”
“Don’t spew that party line crap at me! This isn’t how things were supposed to go.”
“For heaven’s sake, Lisa, it’s a day cruise for singles! You’re not launching him onto an ice float to die!”
“I’ll be sure to remind you of that when it’s your mum’s turn.”
“What … no … she … hrmph.”
Magnanimous in victory, I grabbed his hand. “I know. Letting go is hard.”
PHOTO PROMPT © Peter Abbey
Thanks for the photo inspiration to Rochelle’s Friday Fictioners
subject to your gaze
yearning to be free of you
an object no more
Thanks for the inspiration to Word of the Day Challenge (Subject) and the What Do You See Challenge
the day dawns care free
unthinking and audacious
heedless of our fear
Image credit: Jr Korpa @ Unsplash
Thanks to Sadje and What do you see for the inspiration.
Tina Stewart Brakebill 