I tell you, this one was more consuming to me than any of the others… I thought the “How I See Myself Today” topic was hard, this one was even harder for me. I know others thought so too, but some found it easier. Why do I have to analyze things so much? I thought about it all week, day and night. PAIN… emotional pain, physical pain… I wondered which one should I explore, but after much thought concluded that they go hand in hand. I had tons of images come to mind and I took a little drive to explore each, but turned out I really didn’t need to do that after all. No matter what the picture was they all led to one image…
I found needles…
broken glass…
beer cans, caution tape and beer bottles… sad how easy all of this was to find…
a graveyard…
a balloon that no longer has air and is wrapped in knots as it hangs from a wire…
a hole in the wall that was once filled and now remains empty and forgotten…
a crumbled wall of brick that once stood strong…
a hospital…
I thought of more like a warn staircase, a rugged road, my childhood home, the bridge that so many take their own lives every year… but all led me to one image…
…darkness, total darkness… that is what pain is to me – all consuming… a feeling of being lost, not being able to recognize anything… feeling empty and scared, drained, weak, tired, stunned, alone, mind numbing, deafening… total consumption – mental and physical… as one.
So glad to be done with this week’s hunt. Now for next week and drum roll please…
Next week’s theme: Nostalgia – Sentimental recollection: a mixed feeling of happiness, sadness and longing when recalling a person, place or event from the past or the past in general or Homesickness: a longing for home or family when away from either
Have a great Sunday night… curl up with the ones you love and hold them tight! xoxoxo
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