Caged by genuine love, she aches for unfulfilled desires.
Veiled content, quiet struggling. She goes on pretending.
He hears her silent song. He loves her.
Sorrowfully he slides her prison key from around his finger.His heart dies, hers is set free.
Yes! I am amazed at what you can do with 42 words.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much.
DeleteOuch. Very nice.
ReplyDeletePowerful images here. BTW the pic at the top of your story is broken i.e. not there, not for me anyway :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you. image seems to be very tempermental. I am not sure why. I will see if I can to anything about that. Thanks.
DeleteLove can definitely be a prison. Anyone who tells you otherwise is misinformed, or lying.
ReplyDeleteYou're sure right about that, Natalie!
DeleteIt can be, but it can also be freedom. Sometimes simultaneously.
DeleteLove hurts...
ReplyDeleteHeartbreaking situation, from both sides.
ReplyDeleteYes, Jennifer, it seems someone always loses.
DeleteVery sad when a split is not mutual.
ReplyDeleteThat last line is so painfully sad. And too often realistic. I can only hope they find happiness.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jen. I only hope they find happiness too.
DeleteSo many of us, even those who feel happily married, can probaby feel at least a little bit of this on some level.
ReplyDeleteI've had several conversations with different friends on this very topic. You captured the emotional struggles very well. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteThis truly embodies the spirit of what we are trying to do here.
ReplyDeleteYou captured those emotions so exceptionally well!
ReplyDeletewhat contrasting emotions! well written :)
ReplyDeleteI really like the ending of this.
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