Stories tagged “emptiness”
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Passionfruit
The air surrounding her was thick and sultry. She sat there, wilting. She was being drained of whatever freshness she possessed. She sat there, wilting, ruminating upon life’s great many disappointments. She thought herself silly. She saw herself...
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Underneath the Chestnut Tree
She glanced through her window, beyond the lace curtains, at the chestnut tree that stood guard and shielded her window from the street. She looked down and saw a flash of white beneath the chestnut’s lower limbs. The glimpse quickened her heartb...
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Emptiness
I am filled with an emptiness. Something has been torn away. Stolen without my ever having known it was there. Where did it go? The pain is numbing. The anger poisonous, anger at myself. Not knowing, Not thinking. My heart reaches out for love and The ...
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Numb Hope
No longer feel the pain of it Heart is numb from feeling it Candle of hope no longer lit Can’t go back to the daily grit Left in the darkness all alone Emptiness now that you’re gone Try to put it in a song But all the words, they come out ...
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The Stiff Wind
It is so real. This constant awareness of my gut and all my innards bumping around, spinning, whirling, cartwheeling…dropping fast. It was flying. A dream of romance. A dream close enough to touch, close enough to believe. Close enough to breathe...
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Meritocracy
Merit medals pinned on your skin, as if they meant something. Children at your side like another set of things you can be proud of. Sometimes the children have ideas on their own, sometimes the pins are ripped out and leave a scar. What are you proving...
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The Moment We've All Been Waiting For
The minute I leave, the weight of a boulder is taken off my shoulders. I breathe a sigh of relief now that I know I won’t be locked away in the dungeon from eight to three. The sun is shining bright and I can feel the breeze softly moving my hair...