The blood was both on her body and her mind.
She knew she was a prisoner but the only way to escape from the asylum was this act leading her to the hospital. She forcefully freed herself from that lunatic.
Her husband was jailed.The physical hurt may cure but her mental hurt?
Only days have to answer.
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| Prompt from Magpie Tales |
Makes me want to know more! I thought this was a rather violent image as well. I'm still trying to think of my Magpie. I liked yours very much!
ReplyDeleteTime the healer of wounds. Nice 55 Mag and fiction!
ReplyDeletewell done!
ReplyDeleteImages of stark worlds filled with bitter violence and unending wounds of the mind.
ReplyDeleteSuch violence hidden there!
ReplyDeleteah...those hidden wounds...nice job I wanted to know more!
ReplyDeleteWow. Terrific.
ReplyDeleteGreat opening line. Well done!
ReplyDeleteTerrific!
ReplyDeleteHeartbreaking, direct, revealing. I like the poem, feel saddened by the truth it addresses.
ReplyDeleteHere's my very different result:
http://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2011/03/02/ideal-afternoon/
I pretended it was catsup!
ReplyDeleteAnother cas of 'It's all in the mind!' LOL
ReplyDeleteYou gotta get rid of em somehow~ LOL
ReplyDeleteWell done!
The mental hurt stays for a very long time!
ReplyDeleteI hope this is fiction
Very well expressed in just a handful of words..
Hugs xx
wow that was really touching... beautifully written
ReplyDeletefelt something was incomplete.. left me wanting to know more! nice one!
ReplyDeleteLeo @ I Rhyme Without Reason
@all Thanks for visiting !!!
ReplyDelete@those who wanted to know more :
The physical wound heals....but the mental wound always remains as a scar.
The ending of such wounds is unpredictable...in my opinion. what do you say?
Great opening line. Makes me want to learn more about the fatal relationship!
ReplyDeleteyeah this is a great set up...would love to read the entire story...nice 55.
ReplyDeletelovely magpie in 55.
ReplyDeleteSolid work.
ReplyDeleteMany abusers are expert at inflicting invisible, hard to prove violence. If self-inflicted (and highly visible) wounds provided the key to the jail cell for him and freedom for her, it was no doubt worth it.
ReplyDeleteAck!! Some wounds go way beyond just the skin... some penetrate into the mind...
ReplyDeleteVery nicely written, Uma!! Moving!!
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