A Survivor’s Tale

Photo (c) Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

A Survivor’s Tale

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It was dark and the weight crushing.  

Life oozed out bit by bit.  

I struggled to survive, one breath at a time.

 Loneliness engulfed me. 

Oh the pain the anguish the isolation – all for what?

Doubts racked me.

Why struggle so much?

Who cared whether I lived or died?

Why not just give up?

Give in.

I tried.

Believe me, I tried hard to give up.

But I didn’t know how.

I only knew one thing.

My time would come.

And it did.

That’s my story. What’s yours?

She swayed and dipped, offering me yet another luscious mango.

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Written (after eons) for the Friday Fictioneers – a story in 100 words or less. Thanks to Rochelle for hosting the challenge and the photo prompt. To read the other stories inspired by this prompt click here.

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Dahlia

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62 thoughts on “A Survivor’s Tale”

  8. Oh, Dahlia, this works on so many levels. Until I read the comments, I didn’t realize it was the birth of a tree. When I reread, I could see that. But it also works as the tale of a woman in despair who has survived and shares the fruit of her experience and knowledge. The words are beautiful!

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    1. Thank you Sascha for the lovely comment. I did indeed begin to write it as a woman’s struggle for survival but then it ended up as that of the tree so I am glad it worked both ways 🙂

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  11. From darkness to light…. there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. “My time would come”, “And it did”, can go either ways, but “But I didn’t know how” preceding them gave away the answer!! How hard we try to survive all odds, and the success that comes out of it is always fruitful.

    Such a positive take on this pic…. Our Earth will survive!!

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  14. Well, you’re back with a bang, Dahlia! That’s a story that it was worth waiting for. Endurance of difficulties can indeed bring sweet fruit, whether literally for a tree or metaphorically for a person.

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