Numb
Today is Day Fourteen of the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge. Click on the letter picture to the right for more information about this blog hop. Like last year, I’m writing 100-word flash fiction stories/poems/scenes for this year’s challenge. Today’s is:
Numb
June 19, 2005:
The day a car broke my back.
From my chair I can see, I can hear, I can breathe, I can think.
I have blood in my veins,
And a pulse in my neck.
A computer to speak for me,
A rod in my mouth to help me type.
I don’t feel sad.
I don’t feel angry.
I don’t feel robbed.
I don’t feel cheated.
I don’t feel.
When you hold my hand,
I don’t feel.
When you touch my face,
I don’t feel.
When you kiss my cheek,
I don’t feel.
And it breaks my heart.
Come back tomorrow for O…
My new favourite.
Thanks, Amanda! 🙂
My car tried it a few months ago, but it came off far worse than I did!
Eek! I’m sorry to hear that, Keith–but glad you came out okay.
Effective and devastating. I like this one.
Thank you, WR. Glad you like it.
This is poignantly concise.
Thanks, Romi. 🙂
Ouch. Just punch my feels, will ya.
I try to every now and again. 🙂
Ack. Were they texting while driving?
Could have been. Do people really do that? I can’t imagine… it takes enough concentration to drive!
When I first saw your title Numb, I entirely forgot about your flash fiction for the blog challenge and thought you had posted a book review of Sean Ferrell’s book. Your actual Numb post was therefore a surprise. Great emotional story, definitely NOT a book review! Any specific reason you dated it June 19, 2005? That was Father’s Day, a Sunday, and Juneteenth.
Thanks, Dena! No, not a book review, though I have read NUMB, and it was good–unusual. I recall it having an understated voice, which is not common. Why June 19, 2005? The date just popped into my head and I used it. Was it a Father’s Day? Mmmm… okay, then let’s say I totally planned it, and that’s part of some deeper meaning. 😉