The crew of the Angel Flame received orders to head out. Their captain gathered them and said:
There will be times when you feel
like a tiger swimming with sharks- way out of your element,
desperately wanting to come up for air – a torment.
There will be times when you have to
dive in and let yourself sink -into oblivion,
live beneath the surface, barely breathing- a mere pawn.
There will be times when your
screams don’t reach your ears – muffled by layers that cushions you,
weighed down by unreasonable demands – more than a few.
There will be times when you
won’t know which way is up – an unfathomable darkness,
searching for light – tethered to an invisible harness.
There will be times when you want to
paint the ocean pink – fighting all the blues,
try to find your feet then and put on what life gave you -a perfect pair of shoes.
There will be times when your
screams don’t reach your ears – muffled by layers that cushions you,
weighed down by unreasonable demands – more than a few.
There will be times when you
won’t know which way is up – an unfathomable darkness,
searching for light – tethered to an invisible harness.
There will be times when you want to
paint the ocean pink – fighting all the blues,
try to find your feet then and put on what life gave you -a perfect pair of shoes.
There will be times when you want to
paint the ocean pink – fighting all the blues,
try to find your feet then and put on what life gave you -a perfect pair of shoes.
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The above story/poem was in response to ‘Monday’s finish the story’ flash fiction challenge. This unique flash fiction challenge provides a new photo each week, and the first sentence of a story. The challenge is to finish the story using 100-150 words, not including the sentence provided. Details are available in this link:
https://mondaysfinishthestory.wordpress.com/2015/05/18/mondays-finish-the-story-may-18th-2015/
Word count: 141 excluding sentence provided and title.
Love the last line! Perfection! Thank you for writing for the MFtS challenge! I hope that you return for the next challenge…Be well… ^..^
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Thank you! I hope to return…maybe not exactly on a Monday 🙂
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I am glad that you want to return. This challenge runs from Monday to Sunday! 🙂
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A poetical captain! Very good 🙂
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Thanks!
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Very nice! I wonder if he issues all his orders in poem form…
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Thanks Sonya.. Only when the mood strikes her does she order in poems…The captain is female 🙂
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A captain with a sense of style!! Very nicely done!
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Thank you!
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Awesome
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Thanks Donna.
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Such great depths in that order! Very nice.
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Thanks!
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There will be times when you
won’t know which way is up – an unfathomable darkness,
searching for light – tethered to an invisible harness.
Loved that line!
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Thanks Roger
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I think I’d trust a captain who spoke like that. He sounds experienced. Well done Ansumani. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Thanks Suzanne. The captain is a ‘she’ by the way 🙂
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