She sat by the roadside
on a bulky suitcase…a picture
of fashionable elegance in a floppy hat
and cowboy boots….appearing
to have no care in the world….
Veiling the vulnerability in her eyes
behind cool shades…a veneer of
sophistication concealing
her uncertainties and the
insecure beating of her heart…
She had had enough of being
taken for granted…by family, friends…
and those who professed to love her..
For long, she had accepted their
criticisms
as her faults, putting their needs
before hers..
Moulding herself to their desires and
rising to their expectations…
putting her dreams on hold…
knowing she was being used, yet..
longing for their love and acceptance
She waited for the cameras to
get ready…holding her pose..
She wondered at the symbolism
and wished she could do the same
in her real life…just pack up and go…
To wherever her fancy took her…
footloose, and free to live her life
the way she wanted it to be….
Doing what she really loved
without trying to please anybody…
Yet knowing in her heart that
she would never be able to do so….
She cared too much, and people
had always been more important
to her than material things…
She valued relationships, where
she felt needed….although
at times they appeared one-sided
with everyone ready to take...
without any thought of giving…
The cameras rolled and the scene
was shot, framed for eternity…
without capturing the confusions
and thoughts that passed through
her mind in that instant….
picture courtesy:http://creativewriting.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/prompt-30.jpg
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