So many, brief lives
Spent seeking the affection
Of immobile hearts
About the Creator
D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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Chronic Ache in the Soul of a Single Parent
There is a chronic ache in the soul of a single parent. It lingers, feeling endless. This ache feels so difficult, especially when you look at other families. They seem so… whole. They seem so joyful and complete. There is a husband and a wife and children in a stroller. Thinking about your single state, you realize how awkward you feel, how out of place at various functions and gatherings. They are all happily together and you’re miserably alone. Disappointment with the current life circumstances just settles in to stay, or so it feels. How could these layers of disappointment be broken up anyhow?
By Rowan Finley 6 days ago in Humans
Comments (4)
This hits deeply, sir. Well done on expressing so much in so little, as ever!
That is so true. Well done.
Of the both imagined and real variety. Well done!
That was so deep and so true! Sad reality of life