Image Credit: Matias Larhag
Title: Reflections
Source: 100 Word Wednesday: Week 11
Word count: 100 words
She signed the document and the shouting, the arguing, the accusations, the blame and humiliation became things of the past. The self-doubt, the insecurities, the hurt, the betrayal and the miss-trust remained. The pity in other eyes left scars on her soul.
Her life was perfect once. Like the postcard view, calm, serene, beautiful, carefully cropped to hide the horrors of the truth. The pen altered her reality, leaving her at a crossroads without a map, without direction.
Wounded, ruined, cast into despair, she cradled a small ember. The spark she had protected. Now she coaxed her phoenix to rise.
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
this was a beautiful interpretation of the photo prompt, serene in its own meaning. the pen altered her reality – I love that so much, often times even left at a crossroads with no direction it is more liberating than being tied to binding contract. Lovely and so moving Jo!
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Thank you. I couldn’t stop thinking that still waters are often dangerous. Glad you liked it.
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I hadn’t thought about the waters being dangerous…now I’m thinking about a second go at it 😉
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LOL When I saw the photo that was the only thing I thought about. Still waters run deep, beware the under-tow…
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Ooooo…creepy! Well Done 🙂
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What a wonderful perspective – the water separating the two, the pen dashing it all. Time for new beginnings and starting over. What a wonderfully strong and self-reliant subject. Bravo! I see Act II on the horizon 😉
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Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed it. And thank you for a great photo prompt.
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Most welcome 🙂
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