22 Months

Two guesses which movie inspired this as an expression of pain?

22 Months

 

For 22 months

the rock of our relationship

had me pinned fast.

I came with vigour and enthusiasm

into your canyon.

A place of such mystery,

a place of beauty;

a place of artistry promised.

But as I explored in wonder

I became wedged tight

as the weight of your debt

and unrealistic demands

and expectations fell on me.

For months I raged against

this bolder until my whole body

was battered and bruised.

But still I tried to find cause.

In my delerious dreams I saw hope

but each time I awoke

my fate seemed as certain as death.

And so I severed the limb

that I dearly cherrished,

and desired,

and was freed to live again.

 

26/04/12

Reviews

[F.P. Chat]

Nice one, strong feelings; and I like your writing anyway.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you; you are very kind.

[Yheela]

Very powerful. I liked it very much.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Yheela I always look forward to and respect your views.

[Yheela]

Thank you, I had to stop request for a while. Got a little stressed out about the fact that I had over 50 requests after I've been away for a couple of days.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I understand but we do this for fun and sharing so I would not be offended if you ignored some requests.

[Yheela]

Good to know. ^_^

[afra]

sad but awesome write ...i enjoyed it ..well done

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thanks Afra!

[spiritwind]

This reminded me strongly of that young man who loved to hike the red-gold canyons of the southwest. He slipped and fell and a boulder pinned him down for several days until one day he decided that if he were to live he must cut off his arm. Nice work!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Yes it was based on the movie 127 hours about Aron Ralston who was trapped in a Utah canyon. I was watching the movie when I decided I needed to get out of my relationship to survive.

[Junert]

A sad one. Good work.

[Lisa Ring]

I love the analogy! When we are in bad relationships we are faced with the choice of suffering in the relationship or of losing a piece of us to be free. Many of us stay living in unhappiness because we are afraid of the pain of severing the limb. Brilliant!