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© Connie Gayer |
Barren Land
Karla wailed into her tissue, the pain too much to keep inside, she had long stopped holding back her true feelings. She had done everything to the letter, everything the so-called experts had advised her to do. She didn’t drink, had never taken drugs, never smoked. Changed her diet, made sure she took her multivitamins, reduced her stress with Pilates and even tried acupuncture. The prescribed drugs had failed, except send her over the edge and place her marriage on the brink. Too late now, her womb barren land, her body beaten, yearning for what was not meant to be.
Bettina x
* Thank you to Rochelle for this week's picture prompt, if you would like to read more stories based on this picture, click here
Dear Bettina,
ReplyDeleteSo much story in so few words. Unique take on the prompt. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Deeply sad.
ReplyDeleteThere's a lifetime of yearning in that story. Well done.
ReplyDeleteSo sad... wonder if we lay too much burden on ourselves sometimes.
ReplyDeleteWow! You've taken a photo of land being dug and turned it into a remarkable story about a woman's pain. Brilliant take on the prompt.
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Oh my goodness, what a sorrowful tale. Well done Bettina.
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Such a sad story, denied the thing she most wants.
ReplyDeleteWell told. A lot of women can identify.
ReplyDeleteWell done indeed, Bettina. So much in so few words... I feel her pain.
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