WORD COUNT - 100 WORDS PLUS THE TEN WORDS OF THE PROMPT. Total word count not to exceed 110 words.
STYLE OF WRITING - ANY
USE A PICTURE THIS WEEK IF YOU LIKE
THE PROMPT THIS WEEK IS: "The number you have reached is no longer in service"
As I picked up the phone to call home
My heart was pounding
Racing with the last words spoken
Had I only said what was on my heart
Not what was out of angry pain and rage
Then I wouldn't be lost to my family
It had been ten years since we last spoke
As I raced out of the house
As the door slammed behind me
I swore I would never look back or call
But life has changed
I need to talk with them
I need them to know about the baby
She has so little time
The automated recording rang across the the line
"The number you have reached is no longer in service"
~Beth~
Have you ever said something or left with unfinished business that you wish you could take back and change?
11 comments:
amazing.
thanks for sharing.
Amazing what you got out of that message!
Outstanding and so much packed into so few words...Bravo !!!
A beautifully written poem that ends with with a tragic twist. Well done, Beth.
Namaste..........cj
This was very sad but well written. I can feel the torment. Good job.
Beth, this so beautifully written, but so very sad! You are such a creative writer.
This is so desperately sad and powerful, very real. Great job.
xoRobyn
Oh yes....how does that saying go...spoken words are like tooth paste...once they leave your mouth you can't put them back in....this is a great centus! Thanks....nicely written!
Wow! This is such a pull at the heartstrings! Powerful, sad, longing to find them in time... fabulous share.
Good job with a sad but true message.
=)
Sad and powerful words!
This felt so believable. My eyes are teary...what a horrid circumstance. And one I hope is not based on fact!
Thank you for sharing this. It was brilliant.
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