Fandango’s FOWC today is madness and Word of the Day Challenge is ignite. This gloomy weather is getting to me. Today’s offering is both disturbing and frightening.
WARNING: It may be triggering and is not suitable for children. Don’t say you weren’t warned!
a finger traces an imaginary line
down a path thick with rubber
imagining the wooden walls
of the prison, now ashes.
She hears clinking keys
soft thuds of the orderlies
padding up and down halls
sometimes pausing at her door
a slit of light blazes in eyes
gone dark since the flames
she rocks back and forth
remembering waves
tapping her toes
waves that could not
reach to extinguish
now returned dust
she dozes
*
a slapping sound wakes her
over and over, in her head
light washes her
curled form
the aide puts a warm hand
on her hunched shoulder
and says softly,
“you have a visitor”
she helps her with
the sweats and
drags a brush over
the rat’s nest
“there, there”
trying to straighten
pops and creaks
bounce off the walls
walking baby steps
to the day room
*
light assaults her
she squints
there, over there
it’s her
her?
her face scrunched
as if she’d never
seen a lunatic
before, or a
lunatic she knew
oh she knew
many in her
family but that
lunacy was what
she knew
this was new
this was someone
she was used to
feeling above
taking for granted
treating so so
yet known
deep inside
was her equal
*
such sadness
in her eyes
to see the fall
to see the husk
the friend on a leash
now in a cage
*
she waited
until she began
her cooing
her so sorrys
to speak
her first words
since the
poof
“i curse you.
for the curse
to commence
a lock of your
hair, my dear”
leaping like
a crippled
cat, claw
outstretched,
a clump
was got
*
Wow! That was quite tense Lisa. I liked it 🙂
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Thank you, Christine. Just feelin in one of those moods. I need more sunlight. Pulling out the 10,000 lux light tomorrow and sitting under it for awhile…
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This is intense!
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We are waiting for your part of Teresa’s FTS. I hope you got the notification?
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Powerful writing.
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I was feeling a little out there last night.
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I didn’t get any? Is it coming from you?
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Thank you, Jeremy. Venting in the dark of night. This morning the sun is shining! Yay! I’ll write about daisies and bunny rabbits soon 🙂
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Here is the link. I did tag you.
http://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2019/01/02/fts-2019-1/
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👍
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Hmmmm if you did it yesterday I didn’t get it. I’ll get on it and you’ll see it today. Thanks for thinking of me 🙂
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You’re welcome. Sorry for the delay.
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no worries 🙂 I just finished it, hoping the links send it back to you to see?
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Looking
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You know its been raining for 3 days where I am and it was getting to me. Dark and grey. Today the sun is out and everything is better 🙂
Enjoy your lamp – you need a fix too!
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Thanks Christine. The sun has been shining all day — someone heard my prayers. Still pulling the light out — right now. Thanks for the reminder.
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I like the full spectrum so it’s all good!
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