| General Fiction posted August 9, 2019 |
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A memory.
A Gift
by tempeste
I remember my mamma telling me
when I was but a teen
she had tried to take her life
when the man she loved
and trusted left her in strife.
She was expecting her firstborn,
felt she couldn't cope on her own.
In a moment of despair, she tried to end the pain
but destiny had a different plan.
An unexpected visit saved us both,
she woke up hazed in a hospital ward.
Next door to her was an elderly lady,
her time on earth was at an end.
They exchanged a few words during the day
then that night before she passed away
she leaned closer and said :
"Take my slippers darling, you are without.
I won't be needing them after tonight. "
A week later mother was released,
she was wearing the slippers and a dress
that was getting shorter by the week.
I Remember writing prompt entry
I remember my mamma telling me
when I was but a teen
she had tried to take her life
when the man she loved
and trusted left her in strife.
She was expecting her firstborn,
felt she couldn't cope on her own.
In a moment of despair, she tried to end the pain
but destiny had a different plan.
An unexpected visit saved us both,
she woke up hazed in a hospital ward.
Next door to her was an elderly lady,
her time on earth was at an end.
They exchanged a few words during the day
then that night before she passed away
she leaned closer and said :
"Take my slippers darling, you are without.
I won't be needing them after tonight. "
A week later mother was released,
she was wearing the slippers and a dress
that was getting shorter by the week.
when I was but a teen
she had tried to take her life
when the man she loved
and trusted left her in strife.
She was expecting her firstborn,
felt she couldn't cope on her own.
In a moment of despair, she tried to end the pain
but destiny had a different plan.
An unexpected visit saved us both,
she woke up hazed in a hospital ward.
Next door to her was an elderly lady,
her time on earth was at an end.
They exchanged a few words during the day
then that night before she passed away
she leaned closer and said :
"Take my slippers darling, you are without.
I won't be needing them after tonight. "
A week later mother was released,
she was wearing the slippers and a dress
that was getting shorter by the week.
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Writing Prompt Begin your non-fiction autobiographical story or poem with the words 'I remember...' Complete the sentence conveying a moment, an object, a feeling, etc. This does not have to be a profound memory, but should allow readers insight into your feelings, observations and/or thoughts. Use at least 100, but not more than 1,000 words. The count should be stated in your author notes. |
145 words
End of the story:
Four months later I was born;
mother and daughter, two survivors
living on borrow time from then on.
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and 2 member cents. End of the story:
Four months later I was born;
mother and daughter, two survivors
living on borrow time from then on.
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