Her partner’s body lay in the coffin, she was dressed in black, but felt no emotion. She went through all the rituals wordlessly, except where the priest asked her to repeat a few words.
A lifetime of being put down and constant mental abuse floated through her mind. She had prayed every single day for the end of any one life – either hers or his.
Alone in her bedroom at last, she burst into years after decades of being stoic….. it was the emotional release she needed, but had never known what it would feel like. She was free at last, but could not celebrate.
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I have spent the last few days working with WordPress and Akismet techies to figure out why my comments on your post and several other WordPress blogs decided to vanish into thin air. It was so frustrating! But I believe we have it fixed now and I wanted to stop back by to tell you how much I liked this story, I think it rings true. Sometimes we can set ourselves physically free from a bad situation, but to set ourselves mentally and spiritually from the shadows it has cast will take much longer, maybe a lifetime. You conveyed that feeling well.
Also, thank you for reposting the story I wrote! 🙂
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Glad to be able to read this encouraging comment, and hope to see more of you after the tech fix. Thank you, Josie!
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I imagine it will take more than his death to truly release her.
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Yes. Demons do live longer. Healing is needed.
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So sad to know this is so many women’s reality. Brilliantly told, Reena.
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Thank you, Violet!
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Ah, yes, she’s not truly released. Yet.
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Thanks for reading and commenting!
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The first truth of this is all the endurance to get to this point. It’s a continuation of more unless one finds true release. Such a profoundly stated six.
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Thank you so much!
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My hope is she has much good in life awaiting her.
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Hope so. Thanks!
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Wow at first I thought this would be a tear jerker but instead, I feel good for her.
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I feel the same way. Thanks, Susan!
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This is deep and good and a good use of the cue. Excellent.
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Thank you so much!
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Hopefully, through her tears over what had been and what could have been/should have been, she will eventually begin to see clearly a path that will lead to forgiveness, healing and true happiness.
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Sounds good, but certain things leave indelible scars.
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This is so powerful…..”end of any one life…..either hers or his” release one way or another, just let it stop.
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Yes. Life drives people to such points, where death is the only release.
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Parts of this piece are eerily reminiscent of my mother’s death. Well done, Reena.
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Thanks! Can’t say I’m happy you could relate to it. It is not a happy story.
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It’s ok, just my story. Not everyone has a good one.
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More potent than bittersweet, the experience no doubt provided a long overdue catharsis. Next, reconciliation of what life had been thus far; her release multi-dimensional. Very thought provoking Six.
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Thank you so much!
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the theme not only of release (from prison, from the past, from an unhappy marriage) is providing interesting overtones (throughout the various Sixes) of how the prison and the prisoner are, perhaps more intimately (and permanently) bound than may seem at first glance.
thought-provoking SIx.
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You are right in your observation. I’ve read all the pieces that I saw on Inlinkz. Thanks, Clark!
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Very nice reena ji
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Thank you, Neeraj!
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