“I love you,” he said.
Out loud.
It’s been six months since I’ve heard those three words.
“You are my love,” he said.
Spoken. Overheard.
I stood still. Listening.
“I love you,” he said.
Out loud.
Not to me. But to her.
(photo credit: bodyofart)
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Blogdramedy is a recovering communications specialist who now spends her days helping non-profits communicate effectively. They rarely listen to her advice. When she's not doing that, she writes Upside of Sideways and is a field reporter for The Nudge Wink Report -- both on WordPress.
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There’s a group of writers I started following on Facebook…Yeah Write.
So I thought, yeah, I’ll write. And came up with this.
A microstory, a gargleblaster, a short story of exactly 42 words.
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Gut-wrenchingly beautiful. Powerful. They say you write what you know. That sucks. 🙂
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Some things you can’t unknow. But now I know better. *smile*
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Hi, Blogdramedy, and welcome to yeah write! This is a lovely little poem. I like the way the repetition in the first and third stanzas made it feel like time had stopped, like it does, when we suffer this kind of shock. Nicely done.
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Hi there. Thanks for stopping by. Time does stand still…for a while. Then it’s time to kick it up a notch and get into gear. *grin*
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The last line made me shed a tear. But truth is better than fake comfort. Well done.
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Always. Unless that fake comfort comes in the form of chocolate. I could chow down to that. *grin*
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Jeezus.
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Christo. *shakes head*
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I’ve done some of my best writing when others impose a limit on the number of words I can use.
I see I’m not alone.
Eloquent piece.
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I remember your BlogShorts. The short stories…not your shorts. *grin*
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I winced at the end. Nice job!
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Yeah. So did I. *rolls eyes*
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Love your staccato sentences and the sharp turn the third stanza takes. Awesome. –G
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Thanks! My first attempt at something like this and I liked how it turned out. *grin*
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Oh, dear! This is so is sad. That’s quite a sting you have in the tail there. 😦
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You never think something like this is going to happen to you. Then it does and…BAM! Your life is forever changed. And I’m determined to make it a good life. *grin*
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Well, sometimes when life takes a turn in an unexpected direction, it turns out ultimately to be better than the old one. 🙂
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Here’s hoping. 🙂
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