Tag: life
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Stranded
PHOTO PROMPT © Jennifer Pendergast As I looked to the vaulted ceiling, stained glass and lights, I thought about what my life would be like if I wasn’t stranded. In this church. I had come to town with good intentions, but even the best intentions don’t always turn out. My idea of a new life bit the dust as soon as I arrived. Only because Ted was here. I knew he…
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Trudging
Photo by Johannes Andersson on Unsplash As I watched the elk, I knew my life was in for a change. I knew what Jackson’s future held and there was no space in my future for him. All he knew how to do was to hold me back. At first, I thought his questions were sweet as if he was wanting to get to know me. His questions morphed into…
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Among the Living
Do you value your life More than the local wildlife You swore to do no harm But that’s not a good luck charm Or are you looking for strife
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Haze
It feels like I am going crazy When everything becomes hazy I want to be called a mother And give a life to your brother Maybe I should, instead, plant a daisy
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Finest Hour
“Yesterday was not my finest hour,” Greg said into the microphone. As I listened to his new recording, I started to wonder what he was going to do next. Would he confess his sins or just the ones for he which he had been caught? I knew I shouldn’t be listening to his confession, but…
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Transformation
I knew for my transformation to be complete, I would need to sign the dotted line. I had been holding a pen and staring at the contract for the last twenty minutes, unable to commit. I was contemplating the pros and cons but had not been able to keep them straight. Sometimes pros were cons…
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Hoax
I laughed at all his bad jokes Like the one about the hoax I went along with his game To try to save my own name But at the end, he said, that’s all folks
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Dull
As I rack my brain Remembering life with you. Now cold. Sullen. Done.
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Creation
On the eve of my art show – the art show that would decide the rest of my life – I saw a ghost. Or at least the closest thing to a ghost as I could get. Donnie had disappeared from my life two days before we were to get married. Disappeared without a word…