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...Go on Faith
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...Go on Faith |
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Namyh Senior Member
since 2009-01-20
Posts 988 |
...Go on Faith Scorched sand sizzled hot with a blister. Rising heat sucked the air out the day. And the motionless sun like an unblinking eye poked bones and my brains in its way. I buckled to my knees from exhaustion then my face hit the sand full flat. Without water, each breath was a dry pain hurtin' and my blood thickened more from its lack. A pump handle shimmered in the day's heat and I focused, crawling to it 'cross the land. Hanging there was a sign, "Go North five feet. Dig for water in a box in the sand." Scratched eyes searched frantic for its pinpoint. Charred fingers clawed the sand going deep. As I dug with a frenzy, then I felt something hard. Had I liquid for some tears, I would weep. In the box, I found a bottle full of water. "Don't Drink" said the jug's top sign. "Pour half, prime the pump then wait five. Pour the other half in, pump nine." I blistered in my madness for the water. Five minutes more of thirst was too great. I twisted off the lid and I tilted up the jug but those words "Don't Drink" made me wait. After nine pumps, I fell against the handle. Liquid sputtered then it spurted from the spout. I was drenched and wallowed, bathed and swallowed in water, sweet by words I rued to doubt. And on the bottom of the bottle was a clear sign, "Fill this bottle for the box, please do, for the next soul searching for a Life-raft who may have to go on Faith like you !" Namyh |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
No comments? Hmmm. I loved it. It read easy and painted an uncomfortable picture indeed. The ending wound up nicely with a moral. Works for me! Lori  |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
enjoyed, jo perry |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Such a nice message you have rendered... Faith and hope and paying it forward. Very much enjoyed your thoughts, Namyh. |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
a grand-fine 'write!' indeed ... |
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