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Sunday, May 4, 2014

Flash Fiction 55 — obligation



A ration of time, just
a fraction. But
fractured.
Hard to schedule, hard
to please. Dreaded.
Can be dreadful when
not in a zoned-out,
zen-like space. In
laws and in lives some
things are not meant
to be. Human
frailty.
Dis-ease, these
disjointed
hours. He’s cracking
his knuckles. She’s
cutting off her nose.
In spite.


Written for Flash Fiction 55, now hosted by the lovelies over at imaginary garden with read toads.
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13 comments:

  1. SusanMay 4, 2014 at 1:31 PM

    How we do those few spare minutes, especially when we can't really climb off the merry-go-round, is so important. I used to do both the knucle cracking and cutting off the nose ... but with those fragments now united, zen is possible. Fine poem.

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  2. HelenMay 4, 2014 at 2:32 PM

    Wonderful Lydia! You also qualify as one of 'the lovelies.'

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  3. MarianMay 4, 2014 at 2:38 PM

    ooh very nice. your playfulness with the words emphasizes the dread somehow. in spite of yourself. :)

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  4. Rosaria WilliamsMay 4, 2014 at 3:42 PM

    How fun!

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  5. FireblossomMay 4, 2014 at 4:42 PM

    Oh I love that ending. You got it to a tee, my friend.

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  6. susanMay 4, 2014 at 5:41 PM

    Spare, yet ingenious.
    Very nice.

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  7. Sumana RoyMay 4, 2014 at 7:32 PM

    love the wordplay here...so hard to find one's own space...very well crafted

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  8. AnonymousMay 4, 2014 at 11:01 PM

    fine pen and twisting ending ~

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  9. brudbergMay 5, 2014 at 11:17 AM

    Cracking knuckles.. quite a good reason to be spiteful

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  10. Kathe W.May 6, 2014 at 7:03 PM

    ah yes OBLIGATION- almost impossible to do if crunched for time and not able to take a deep breath and make the space in time.
    Excellent Lydia!

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  11. adhi dasMay 13, 2014 at 2:01 AM

    used the words nicely to convey your idea well with a thoughtful ending!!Smiles:))

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  12. Folkways Note BookMay 13, 2014 at 10:03 AM

    You have mastered "obligation" in an angular way in your poem. Your words are similar to real life when one is obligated. -- barbara

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  13. Stickup ArtistMay 26, 2014 at 8:16 AM

    Hello Lydia, thank you for your recent visit and commenting. I hope all is well for you. Time itself can indeed become dreadful without the peace found in those "zen-like space(s)." But oh, the sound of those cracking knuckles!

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