Tell her to fly again, because for you, she would. For you she would lift her chin up, and meet the world with a steadfast gaze and unwavering courage. For you she would speak again.
When she was younger, she stopped speaking. She just swallowed her own voice and never used it again. She met you mutely, with only her eyes and smile: eyes that spoke words taught by the heart and not by the tongue, and a smile that knew how to say silent "yes"s.
The first time you heard her speak was when you walked out of her life: "I will wait," she said.
You never heard her again because it was a lie: when you came back, she was not waiting. She was lying on her bed, wrapped in the soft green muslin dress that she had so loved to wear, her eloquent eyes forever closed, her heart far out of your reach. Her family had laid roses around her, and the sunshine-gold of their petals made her face look as white as the snow she used to try to hold in her hands.
You see, even "forever"s are never forever.
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 Huh. At first this gave me sort of the image of the movie "House of Cards" where the daughter went mute because someone said she'd see her father again if she did.
But then it went to something else, entirely. I hate making reference to movies with writing, I do, but it wasn't that bad. I mean, Hell, if this was longer it would have been great. Longer and more descriptive. -- "It's a flamango, you ignorant bit. Like a mango with a fla in front of it. I've never seen the film ^^ But if I thought it would make me see my father again, I would certainly do it. It's not that hard to be quiet
 I want to make it short and rather simple just because that is how I want people to feel about it But thank you, I am flattered that you would want to see more of it ^^-- "I have a life, I just don't visit it often." - =HellionAngel Yeah, same here. I don't know why some people cannot shut their mouths. (There are these loud mouths in school that will not stop talking and I do not understand why.)
Ah, alright. But I still liked it. -- "It's a flamango, you ignorant bit. Like a mango with a fla in front of it.  Wow. That was amazing ^^
Well, it's actually harder to start shutting up than it is to remain silent for a long period of time (I know, because I stopped talking for a while when I was younger
), plus these people probably don't realise they should keep quiet  Thanks!  -- "I have a life, I just don't visit it often." - =HellionAngel  <3 I really really like this a lot. You are a talented writer as well
-- I don't WANT a freaken knight in shining armor... THEY KILL DRAGONS D< -Me XD; "I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful." Bob Hope I don't talk much, so I wouldn't know. I prefer to keep quiet. I go silent tons of times, for days on end, because I found it pointless to talk in my house hold. No one ever really listens.
<3 -- "It's a flamango, you ignorant bit. Like a mango with a fla in front of it.  One of the most beautiful things I have read...
-- I M ther. if you do to put this in your sig!ಠ3ಠ =^;D> + <83 = <33 ダスター x チイヒ  Oh My God, this is so beautiful. So deep, so emotional... I don't know what to say really...
--  ~Toozakaru omoide wa itsumademo mabushi sugite...Motto soba ni itakatta... Mou nido to aenai kedo itsumo soba de sasaete kureta... Anata dake wa kawaranai de ite... Saigo ni miseta namida ga kisenakute...~  don't delete that! i will collect it and I want to see it in my collections when I go back looking at them! And that made me cry
 I love how you wrote it even if you think its just a few lines... and i think the fact that it's short and down to the point is what makes it good. dragging the story on would just slow down the pace and make it entirely different. i love it as it is -- I believe in Jesus Christ as my Savior. If you do too, copy and paste this into your signature. =^.^= my avatar was made by *NorthernWarrior |
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