[Critique Group 1] Marcia's March submission

[Marcia Wick]

I Check My Tears

Marcia J. Wick, The Write Sisters

March 2020

Word Count:  194

 

I check my tears. I can't allow the glimmer of moisture to slip into a tear
duct. If one droplet were to surface and slide onto my cheek, it could
unleash a cascade that a decades-old dam might not hold. I could crumble
under the weight. Oxygen-robbing memories would drown my soul. Rushing flood
waters would push me down and force me along a rocky riverbed out to a
bottomless sea.

 

I must not let down my guard. I've learned through experience that after
being slammed by one wave, I had best gulp for air and prepare for another
crash. I can't quit. I must keep swimming and hope for the promise of an
eddy to rest and regain the strength I'll need to persevere. With little
choice, I claw forward.

 

I can't fail. Others count on me. Through the drama of divorce, blindness,
sexual assault, and loss, I've modeled control. I've managed alone. I
haven't stumbled. I steeled my soul against the pain. Life unfolds faster
than I can feel; there's no time for emotion. Any moment, an advancing
avalanche may well sweep me into a crevasse. Once again, I check my tears.

 

# # #

 

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://bluegrasspals.com/pipermail/group1/attachments/20200318/393a0b88/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: I Check My Tears.docx
Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Size: 25841 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://bluegrasspals.com/pipermail/group1/attachments/20200318/393a0b88/attachment-0001.docx>