Written as part of Friday Fictioneers, which offers the image as inspiration to write a fiction in 100 words (or less)
AND 3 Word Wednesday #436 which offers the words Imperfect, Harrowing and Lame as inspiration for a post. Photo by Amy Reese. Word Count: 100.
Breaking doubts…
At this moment, this harrowed life leaves me lame.
I wonder how to believe that imperfect steps are what make life perfect, that others like me have fallen and risen to find the path again.
“Hope,” a voice says from within, but I cannot see it.
“No one believes in me,” I reply.
My heart feels blank, like these pages on which I try to write.
“Hope,” a voice says from within, and before I reply, it whispers it again.
“Hope,” I chant along, taking a step.
A word comes, and then another and a story starts to break free.
(© 14th January 2016)
Vinay Leo R.
Poetry & writing to me are to me, a breath of fresh air in a life that is sometimes covered by the smoke of sorrow or self doubt. They also become the sweets I share to celebrate when life offers me a reason to. But most of all, they are to me, my life. For each word I write is a piece of my heart, a thought that just had to find its way into the world.
Hope keeps us going one small step at a time. As long as we don’t forget to have hope, all should be fine.
I certainly hope so, Jb. That hope is something that feels vital to a writer, I believe.
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Keep writing. There are stories hidden in the tips of your fingers just waiting to be written 🙂
Yes, Ilirian Wanderer. I know that is so. I’m going to write more this year. Try not to lose hope under the block.
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Hope sustains life. Let it speak louder.
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I’ll definitely try to let it speak loud and clear, Rex. 🙂
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Hope is what keeps us going, hope is what shall take us through this life 🙂
A thought provoking post 🙂
Yeah. Hope it is so with hope, My Era. thanks!
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Hope keeps life from being dreadful and keeps happiness a float.
Thank you, Sheilagh.
“Hope”, although a small word but keeps our whole life going! 🙂
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Very true, Nibha. Hope is vital. Thanks!
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Beautiful writing! And so true many imperfect moments make life perfect… powerful words.
Thank you so very much, Medhini. 🙂 Yes, imperfect moments make life perfect! Absolutely.
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Dear Vinay Leo,
We all need someone to believe in us, don’t we?
Shalom,
Rochelle
We do. It makes us believe in ourselves more, Rochelle. 🙂 Shalom.
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beautifully penned…. hope is what keeps us going…
Yeah, Archana. Hope does keep us going! Thank you. 🙂
I find that every time I don’t have words, it’s because I’m actually blocking them. When I relax and allow the words to have their way with me, there are more than enough.
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Alice, I agree! When I relax and not panic that the words aren’t coming out, the voice whispers and slowly, the words come too! Thank you. 🙂
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All good things in life are elusive . But not Hope ! When I KNOW there is NO hope ,I hope for just a hope .. Lovely piece Vinay..hopeful :))
We always hope for hope, but it does feel elusive at times. Elusive doesn’t mean impossible of course! 😀
Glad you liked the story, Kokila. Happy weekend to you! 🙂
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Wow, amazing! I could visualize that voice from within!
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Oh. That voice is present in a lot of us, Sreedeep. It’s what speaks up whenever United have an off day on the field too. 😛
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Wonderful… a story of a story… one step at a time… and there conclusion, birth.
Yes. The birth of hope, at the very least! 🙂 Thank you, Björn.
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A great poem on ‘hope’.
Thank you, Usha ji.
That’s the power of hope, Leo!
Let’s keep going and breaking free 🙂
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To keep going and break free, yes, that would be beautiful, Anita. Thanks! 🙂
Hope does carry us through the darkest of patches…
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It definitely helps to face those patches, Ira. Thank you so much. 🙂
Good story, Vinay. I find it helps me to just start the story and the rest comes behind. Hope is a great motivator. Well done. 🙂 — Suzanne
Yes! Hope is a great motivator indeed, and I know, once the story starts, the rest comes behind for me as well. Thanks, Suzanne 🙂
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