The 12 inch heel, the confident gait, The measured steps, the sudden halt, The blush on cheeks, the smoldering eyes, The hands on hips, head held high, The silken gown, barely there, A tilt of neck, balanced well, The sultry glance, timed right, Perfect half twirl, played twice, With a graceful swirl, she turns back. The world looks on with stolen breath, Oohs, aahs, applauds, encores. The showstopper’s yesterday, Now hangs in a gallery, Fading parchment, guarded unnecessarily. No shadows of glamour come a-chasing, For vacant eyes and sagging skin, For shattering illusions, hanging questions, Am I never going back? Linking with The Mag : Mag 147 Linking with Write on Edge : The Red Writing Hood - The Gallery Linking with My blog can beat up your blog : 100 Word Song : Never going back to Ok Linking with The Velvet Verbosity : 100 Words - Breath
Lovely thought.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful words and sentiment.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Adam.
DeleteWow that was great Ruby
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Sam. I am glad you liked this post :)
DeleteThat's what it's all about. Very good.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Ruth for such encouraging words.
DeleteWell, yes. That's it, in the end, isn't it. A question of survival. Good one, Ruby!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kymm. Your support is really appreciated.
DeleteBeautiful and thought-provoking.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Colleen.
Deletehumility, honestly said
ReplyDeleteThank you Ann for such kind words.
DeleteBeautifully written! And excellent advice. Love this Ruby!
ReplyDeleteThank you Suzanne. Your words are so heartening to hear :)
DeleteRuby so much is said in your '33' courage, humiliation, determination. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much :) This is really encouraging
DeleteThis is powerful writing.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Draug. I really cherish your kind words.
DeleteI just read some Dr. Seuss to my kids. This reminds me of that. Because of the speck, first. Obviously it's not rhyming and sing-song-y, but it imparts a really big message in a really small space. Great job.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much editors. This really means a lot to me.
Delete:-) good one
ReplyDeleteThank you Steven.
DeleteBeautiful words.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Tara. It is always a pleasure to hear from you.
DeleteInspiring advice. Well written as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Lumdog for such kind and encouraging words.
DeleteGreat advice, Ruby. It's not always easy to face life or your fears but it's a must do.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Gina.
Deletegreat advice - face life and fight fears. And, I like that it is couched within "what I have done" rather than "what you should do." I shall try to remember that method.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. I am glad you like my take on the prompt. I was not sure how else I could say it. this one came to mind and transformed into words and I stuck with it.
DeleteYou're too special to ever stop fighting. Excellent 33.
ReplyDeleteI think that goes for everyone out there :) But I am so honored to be supported and encouraged this way. Thank you so much Lance.
DeleteThis is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you Janna.
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