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Words
are malleable,
are controllable,
are ever remembering,
but forgiving…
Live, speak,
write, share
again and again
They offer no solace now.
For I am stuck in a number…
Frustrated,
Defeated,
Broken.
By contrast, this number
is rigid,
is uncontrollable,
is ever remembering,
and always unforgiving.
Just out of reach
is my heart’s desire.
Waiting…
on a number
*** I’m a wordy writer I have been told. As I gear up for the slice of life writing challenge, this is my attempt at taking a topic I could write long and loud about and trying to be concise with my words. To wrap up my feelings of discontent in a few instead of many. And there I go, being wordy. 🙂 ***
Live, Love, Teach 
My 75th post! Holy canoli! Never thought I’d be able to have that accomplishment under my belt. Before March is over, I’ll have 100 posts. 🙂
I appreciate the concise post and the challenge of numbers. Well done.
Bernadette
Concise and clear…
Sometimes “less is more”
Thanks
Your words are powerful.
They’ll stay with me.
Julieanne
Hmmm. I really like this one, Kim. I’m so, so curious about the number that is holding you hostage. I have a couple guesses….
Also, I lol-ed that you had to add more words at the end. You couldn’t just let it be. lol!
Congrats on your 75th post!
Stupid numbers. I was lol’ing to myself as I typed it. I just can’t help myself.
I so admire those who can say so much with so few words. I am not one of them. I have tried and will continue to try this same strategy in the future. I think you did a great job, very concise. Don’t you just love seeing those numbers add up (I just hit 250)
This reminds me of the approaching “testing season” where so much is focused on a number and we feel frustrated, defeated and broken. “Darn numbers!”
I love to be wordy too…love the word malleable; it is a perfect word! Now numbers????I always dressed them when I was a little girl and somehow made them into people…so much for number fluency in my life. xo