Come on out, come on – it’ll be ok. I promise it will.
What if they don’t like us?
What if that doesn’t matter?
What if we’re wrong?
How can you be wrong?
What if we’re bad?
You’re not bad, how
can you be bad?
Some people might think
we are.
They might, but does that really matter?
It would feel terrible.
And what would it feel like if you stayed in there?
Terrible.
And why?
Because someone might like us?
Because someone might need you.
And so the words came out, tumbling all over the page, just in case.
My take on the latest prompt from the Carrot Ranch – As ever, inspired by things on my mind!
April 6, 2016 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a response to an agoraphobic moment. Does your character see the shadows or the light filtering through? This can be used as a character trait or as a moment that causes an anxious reaction. Explore the character’s discomfort — embarrassment, indecision, feeling trapped. The scene can be direct or overheard. Is there a solution when fears are faced?
April 14, 2016 at 8:41 pm
Love it. Agoraphobic words! Coaxing them out can be tough. I just ramble most of the time. Lucky for me…not so much for readers. 😜
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April 15, 2016 at 9:54 am
Ha! I had fun with this one, one for the writers out there. I think rambling is a good start – better than silence 😎
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April 14, 2016 at 12:36 pm
This fits perfectly with your Monday Memoir post. I have conversations like this with myself all the time! Fortunately my rational and positive self usually wins, but the battle can take some winning. You have expressed this dichotomy very clearly.
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April 14, 2016 at 6:01 pm
It gets better with trying
.. and age 😀
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April 16, 2016 at 7:14 am
Oh you aging woman, you! 🙂
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April 16, 2016 at 3:15 pm
There’s a ‘big’ one on my horizon!
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April 17, 2016 at 6:19 am
Your big is only little compared to mine! 🙂
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April 13, 2016 at 4:05 am
Wow! This is the mental conversation to write it or not write it! Well done in a flash.
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April 13, 2016 at 7:19 am
It is as if the words are something all in themselves!
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April 12, 2016 at 11:20 am
This is very cool!
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April 12, 2016 at 1:55 pm
Aw thanks Rajiv. You’ve made my day!
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April 12, 2016 at 10:32 am
This could be my mother in law
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April 12, 2016 at 1:55 pm
About your writing or talking to herself?!
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April 13, 2016 at 9:19 am
Ah ambiguous hmm both maybe
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