Lavender Clouds

Just a snapshot of a story I guess.

Tormented, she lets herself get carried back to a different time. Brief moments & words race through her mind, with gathering speed, an alarming road of bittersweet memories. Lavender clouds speed over her head as she rests on the crest of the hill below, a tiny beacon of confusion. As the urgency of decisions and the inevitable passing of time presses on her mind, the familiar longing to remain exactly where she is, eternally still, beds into her mind. But one by one her troubles & insecurities whip past her minds eye, too quickly to allow for rational thought. As the frenzy continues to gather speed, the thoughts become messier and more tangled, and eventually she feels her breathe catch in her chest, and finally, she lets a noise escape her. A noise so raw and soul-filled the she feels herself shake with the pain of letting it go after so long of keeping it all hidden and locked away, even from herself.

 

At last, her lips fall silent, but for the breathes that soothe her to a calmer realm of thought.

 

As she picks herself up from the ground, trying to see the world with new eyes, her feet begin the inevitable left, right, left, right, of one who accepts that they must be tirelessly carried forward with the ever-passing time. Just as those lavender clouds would forever pass around the world, ever evolving, and ever changing. Never to return to a past form.

Author's Note

any feedback welcomed!

Reviews

[Samuel Dickens]

If I knew the context, I'm sure I'd understand better. What I see here is some very good writing. Will you build on it?

[tamsin]

Very emotive. Like the reviewer below, I felt the internal journey that you express was very interesting, and beautiful.

[The Imaginarium]

I like the details of their internal journey and then turning point into something new. this writing brings a sense of hope and empowerment. keep writing.

[kaye_bela]

Thanks so much for the comments. I'm glad you found hope in the story, as I guess for many they would take from it only sadness, but that's not the point of it. Thanks so much, and you keep writing too!

[The Imaginarium]

:)