He walks, slightly hunched, head lowered.
He glances at the woman with her child, reluctantly meeting her eye.
Painful memories explode from his mind.
He keeps walking, knowing everything he loves is gone.
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A Man Lost
Arden Ruth 
Oh how I hate thinking of someone who feels that kind of loss, who wakes every day feeling like a part of them is missing. Your words captured that feeling of longing.
Thanks so much!
Ouch. A wonderful balance of lovely and painful.
Thanks so much! I’m going to write something happy one day! Haha
You depicted his pain (and the trigger of the memory) well. Nicely done 🙂
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Painful last line there.
It’s definitely up to interpretation where it all went but it’s very dark in my mind.
Awesome
Thanks! 🙂
This is quite sad.
I know. That’s what first struck me in the photo. Not sure why!
Oof, I can feel his hopelessness. Thanks for linking up!
Thanks! I’m loving the challenges!
Loss and regret can do horrible things to the mind.
It sure can. Thanks for stopping by!
This is incredibly sad. You wrote his character really well for such a short piece.
Thank you so much!
So sad. You said so much in such few words. Great job!
Thanks so much!
This is so sad. But it was really good.
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As others have said, this is very sad, but very effective.
Thank you!
Oh wow. You gave the hunched-over guy some real personality and a history in just a few words. Impressive.
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Heartbreaking.
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So sad. Very powerful piece.
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