STORY STARTER
Write about an important event in your life from the perspective of someone close to you.
Really try to think about how and why someone else would relate to this event, don't just write about your own experience. It could be a fictional event if preferred.
My Daughter
I watch her. From a distance of teenage angst. Shes sad. She has sad eyes. I know this, but im not strong enough to help her. I am weak right now. Or maybe im as strong as i ever have been. Either way, i do not have the energy to keep her afloat. At best, i can wave at her from the dockside as she flounders amongst lifes waves whacking her around.
I watch her. My child. My baby of five. As i prepare to bury my sick second born, my youngest struggles with all things around her. Navigating hormones and hatred, shes barely hanging on. I cannot reach her.
I watch her and i know what i should do.
I watch her and i feel sick myself.
I watch her and i do not have the strength.
I watch her.
I watch her.
I just watch her.