… and with them
last vestige of hope
swept away in the current
a stormy existence
**
That life boat
in the haze
called to me
it’s unattainable
***
… and so
I live
caught in the current
below the waves
***
one hope
the end will come soon
for what is there
to give me breath
***
thank you for …
a momentary ray
happiness
on that little boat
***
…and you must
stay afloat
for others
need hope
… and you!!!
Each Friday is awesome – many writers and bloggers get together and write a story in a mere 55 words. This piece is a little more prose and symbolic in nature. Thank you to G-Man for hosting weekly!
Thanks Mike for this awesome shot off Morro Bay…http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/3016985275/
penned in moon dust 
I’m really digging the last bit. Great 55!
55 Flash Fiction Friday: You Do Know
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MDW…
What a beautiful post.
The Pic…The 55….The feel.
This one was as good as it gets.
Thank You for this Masterpiece.
Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week…….G
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Very nice! “…and you must stay afloat for others need hope” really touched my heart.
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What an amazing 55! Very profound to be grateful at such a time. Mine is here. http://razzamadazzle.wordpress.com/2011/06/09/a-rootin-tootin-55/
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it is good to gratefful for those rays of hope, however fleeting they are…and to wish them on others…
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Sad but still buoyant, you got to keep swimming, sometimes, till someone finally picks you up or you hit land. A life raft 55. have a safe and fun trip, mdw.
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I both love and hate the sea, I can understand every emotion you shared. Lovely.
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That takes us there and allows us to feel the gratitude.
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I get seasick so just looking at that photo is doing me in, Leslie 🙂 But I loved your 55. What a way that would be to go!
Hope you have a lovely weekend!
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Throw ’em a lifebelt, quick! lol
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Or do I mean lifebuoy?…
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Lifeboats are essential and bring hope to many.
This captures the essence of the picture perfectly.
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May your boat not only stay afloat but be filled with all your heart’s desires, and sail your dreams as far as they can reach.
xoxo
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wow, i certainly feel tossed about these days. this captures the feeling well. thanks for the exhortation in the end.
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quite a hope filled and inspiring words !!
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Great 55! You sent my emotions riding the waves on this one!
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That’s right, people. Don’t drown in your sorrows, no matter how you try to do it, because the sun will rise again. Nice one, moon lady. 🙂
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incredible!!! i feel stuck beneath those waves at the moment….
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Never leave someone behind
In the waves of life
In burning buildings
Hope carries us to heart’s home
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