Terror at (Ball) Point Blank RangeA Story by BeccaHumorous slant on a not so humorous writing issue! Written in Jan. of this year.
It has been a fortnight since I was pierced by the realization of being scared to death by blank pieces of paper. No wonder dozens of images and stories roar much like a NASCAR event in my head! Being acutely aware of this absurdity, I imagine what it sounds like to anyone reading it.
Seeking this root of terror, I saw myself as a turtle halted in a four way crossroads bottlenecking the story traffic. Horns honked, tires squealed, engines revved and passengers shouted impatiently to proceed to their faux papyrus destination. There I sat, quill in hand, stuck in mud and shell instead of flowing with anything except the most elementary passages. I must allow the clamoring word cars unfettered journeying lest they shift gears, stomp the gas and run over me.
Being a turtle has worked well except when survival becomes dependent upon poking out of one's shell. An overdue need for written expression now outweighs the familiar comfort and protection good armor possesses. Mine has reached the capability of suffocation.
Determined to eradicate this demon at the source, I have been shadowing my actions as a falcon circling its unsuspecting dinner. Self-observation has paid off through revelation of personal truth. Ballpoint blank range terror manifests itself through a host of avoidance mechanisms.
Seems I have become a master of avoidance. The moment I mentally create time niches for writing an overactive avoidance parade surfaces. Excuses march into consciousness with the precision of a Tournament of Roses! The dog needs let out or needs a drink, there is a phone call to make, I feel like having a snack, better clean out my email. The latest ingeniously contrived excuse involves the New York Stock Exchange. (I don't own stock) By the time I play gatekeeper to this charade parade, you guessed it; time is up. Remaining tucked and stuck in a shell has merely served to reverberate the cacophony.
Crawling onward, I search for a camouflaged watering hole amid the brambles. Much to my dismay, the word cars have pursued and surrounded my secret hideaway. A pitiful attempt to out fox them has failed. I surrender and hand over a purple velvet sledgehammer. Perhaps exposure, vulnerability and a cracked shell won't be so terrifying after all.
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