
Free
Precariously perched on the ledge she found the freedom she desired. Free from the oppressive taunting she normally endured on the ground, she breathed deeply for the first time in perhaps her whole life. Like a vise being unwound, she found herself free from the shackles of other people’s expectations; finally free to have a moment of space, a moment of solace, from the expectations of everyone. They didn’t understand the word ‘no’. They were offended and hurt when she didn’t do their bidding, meet their needs, feed their expectations.
Now she is free. Free from the life that was.
Written for 100 Word Wednesday: Week 61
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I like how you used the photo in this way, exploring the freedoms she sought and achieved.
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Thank you kindly! Freedom is my 2018 Word of the Year and I’m finding myself finding reasons to express my freedom 😉
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Well I’ve always said freedom is priceless so good for you.
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That it is! Being told you are free and feeling no constraints – emotional pulls – from others around you, both beloved and proximity, can be an endless search without boundaries. Thank you so much for your kind thoughts 🙂
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Freedom, don’t we long for it? Nice post
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Indeed we do, be it freedom of choice, freedom of mind, freedom of thought and expression. Thank you kindly!
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