Silence

She stood motionless, a hot cup of coffee nestled between her hands. She was thinking about him. He had left her without an explanation. He had given her no warning. He just never came back. She had given him everyting, her mind, her love her body. He took what she gave and then left. She was heartbroken. She did not want to go on. She couldn't go on. She was too embarassed. He had left her alone, penniless and pregnant. She could not return home. Her father would not allow her to embarrass them. He was the preacher. He would lose face. The town would look down on him, talk about him, make jokes about him. No she would not shame him with a pregnant, unwed daughter. She was drenched in silence. The fog, the pier, the water were all silent. The silence captured the mood but she did not mind. In fact she preferred the silence. The silence created a proper stetting for what was ahead. Her heart and mind could not go on. One last sip of coffee, one last swallow and the silence was even greater. Now her heart, her mind, her soul and her babies heartbeat joined the silence of the fog, the silence of the pier, the silence of the water and the silence of the night. They were one in death. They were one in silence.

7 comments:

  1. Oh my, Grizz, did he have to kill him/her self? I didn't expect this ending.

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  2. wow....a writer writing about the heart of a writer ....nice piece friend..!!!

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  3. Nicely told. I took a writer's theme too for mine.

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  5. Oh! So much did you say, in so little of words... take a bow, Old Grizz!!

    Thanks for participating. The First contest at Tell a Tale is on in 2 days time. Will look forward to your participation. Best of luck.

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  6. To all who commented, thank you. I am sorry for taking so long to respond but the comments got hung up in the blog nether nether world. Or in truth, the dumb way I set up my blog. Hopefully it is fixed.

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  7. breathtaking... the story concludes sadly though.. but i like the last two lines .. says so much !!

    Pentastic!!!

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