Tag: marriage
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THE AWAKENING
He awoke as the earth started moving. He was rising, bumping his way up to heaven. He thought it would have been a gentler journey. Instead his head thudded with the sound of heavy machinery and he was tossed around the beat-up car he had fallen asleep in. With a bang, everything stopped. The car…
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STUMBLE AND FALL
The sun was too weak to melt away the compacted ice. The pathway was pitted and rutted. ‘Like a metaphor for life,’ said Michael, as we walked along. ‘It’s only smooth for little bits here and there, the rest is stumbling your way through.’ ‘Are those supposed to be words of encouragement?’ I was irritable.…
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BOLT FROM THE BLUE
‘It’s hardly a bolt from the blue. More like a threatening grey sky and several storm warnings.’ ‘Oh sure, with hindsight it’s all so easy.’ She’s right of course. I should’ve seen it coming. The signs were there. Still, I never thought he would leave me like this, I am his wife after all. Just…
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RED SKY
I had a red sky behind me. The sun dipping away, ending another day. A good day, a better day. Bridges had been built, past mistakes put aside. I got back to my apartment and sat in the darkness. Tomorrow he would return and we would try again. He had forgiven me, again. I had…
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IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH
Well, I couldn’t get rid of all the memories of you after all. I tried to be good. It was something we always said we would only do together. I just never planned for you leaving me alone so soon. I don’t want you to think I’m being unfaithful. I think you would want me…
Iain Kelly 