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In Black And White, She Trusts
She sat there
Silent.
With book in hand, she embraced the summer air.
The sounds of children playing and birds singing
All, in sweet harmony.
She looked up
Took a deep breath
Sigh.
The ice- cream man came along
Creamy delights – red, white, yellow, brown
Still as a statue, deep in thought.
She didn’t look up.
She turns the page.
A tear trickles down her cheek.
A sole tear, teetering at her chin
Plop, it falls.
She gets up
Walks away
Leaving the book on the bench.
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It's beautiful, S! Really :)
I love the way you paint a picture of the girl :)
Well, I wrote it in such a way that..
I give the readers a chance to decide what they want it to be.
She could be suffering from depression, loss of a loved one, a break up.
Whatever it is, she's sad even though she's surrounded by so much colour and happiness. And maybe, one day, she'll learn to appreciate the riot of colours i.e life ( :
And thank you so much for your comment!
Dang, I feel important x) :D
A sole tear, teetering at her chin
Plop, it falls.'' Ironically though i love these lines..esp. the last one.. it words itself form an image infront of you without the use of a pencil or a pen!!! cool!
I've learnt that, you don't know how to appreciate colour until you've seen just black&white ( :