A Frozen Run for Freedom!
Woman Leaves Degrading Family; Coming To The Realization That Change Is Hard And Cold; But Necessary, Normal and Completely Okay; ...Mother Nature Does It All The Time, She Said to Herself.
I put my snow shoes on, and I ran. Far away from home; to never see my family again.
Dad screamed at the family dinner. He said I had what my grandma had.
"You're happy, and then you're sad! You have bi-polar disorder".
I packed my bag with water, 2 apples, and a book by Harriet Tubman.
It was -10 degrees out and there was a blizzard, so my tears were frozen.
The shoes I wore crunched the snow behind me, leaving my marks that I would leave behind forever, too.
I came to an isolated park where it was after hours; I knew I'd have time to myself here for awhile.
"Why is life so sad?" I asked Mother Earth.
I wrapped myself with my scarf and tucked myself under a rock and built myself a fire for warmth; soon falling asleep with Mother Earth as quiet as I was now; she let out her frozen tears, and so did I.
I knew this wasn't the end, but rather it was the beginning, of me living for myself, and my freedom, which most people were actually afraid of; freedom...
"It's not you. Society is afraid of emotions and freedom, darling. That's the problem." I remembered my grandmother saying to me when I was younger.
Having that one person believe in me was enough for me to believe that I was okay, and Mother Nature loved me so much tonight, I believed myself even more.
Change is okay. I whispered.
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Brittany Brin
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Comments (2)
Loved it!!!♥️♥️💕
Very well done