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Flistervex

Definition: The overwhelming feeling of being caught between laughter and tears, where your emotions oscillate rapidly, like a seesaw teetering on the brink of joy and sorrow.

By Haris HadzicPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
tears and laughter

Flistervex

Tears and laughter, laughter and tears. They danced together, swaying on the fine line between happiness and sorrow. Sarah's heart was a seesaw, and she sat right in the middle of it.

The scene was familiar. She sat by her window, a soft breeze ruffling the curtains. An old photograph lay before her, capturing a moment of joy long past. Her eyes welled up with tears as she remembered the sound of his laughter, the way he had crinkled his eyes, and the warmth of his embrace.

Then, a message pinged on her phone—a video from a friend, a silly cat playing a piano. The unexpected laughter burst from her lips, leaving the tearful memories behind.

And there it was, that moment of flistervex. Her emotions, like a pendulum, swung back and forth. One moment, she was aching with nostalgia, and the next, she was uplifted by the sheer absurdity of a cat pretending to be a musician.

Perhaps life was like that, a seesaw of emotions. Sometimes you just had to embrace the flistervex, letting it remind you that even in the midst of tears, there could be laughter, and in laughter, a trace of tears.

MicrofictionLoveHumorPsychological

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    Written by Haris Hadzic