The decision made so long ago,
for her child to be given a better life.
She watched her from a distance,
hidden in plain sight.
Never being her mother, only a vague reflection.
(image credit: Thomas Leuthard)
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Written for the Trifecta Challenge – On to this week’s Trifextra challenge. This week we’re asking for 33 of your own words inspired by the following picture. If you use the picture on your blog, you MUST give proper attribution to the photographer by providing a link to the photo, not just to Trifecta. Failure to comply will eliminate you from the challenge.
Good luck and have fun with it!
polysyllabic profundities 
Melancholy but hopeful. Well done!
Seriously, am I the only who saw those tables and thought of a checkers tournament?
Haha…nope, I spotted that too….or checked that too would be more appropriate!!
Once again, it’s your fault I entered one of these.
You should be getting royalties from Trifecta.
Haha – I’ll send them my mailing address for the cheques!!
Amazing take on the prompt. Watching the child they gave up pursue her ambitions and life. ♥
I don’t know why I thought of it as soon as I saw the woman in the reflection. Thanks for the comment!
Haunting, sad, ‘hidden in plain sight.’ was shivery good.
Thank you so much.
Sweet. Though we’re all nothing but vague reflections, really. Nice.
Thank you.
Nice depth to your story. I liked how the mother was hiding in plain sight and seeking to give her child a better life. Lots of longing in this piece. Well done. 🙂
Thanks very much. 🙂
Powerful words. I especially love that last line.
Thanks Ivy!
Love how you used the reflection, too. Expertly done. Thanks for linking up!
Thank you so much. 🙂
Lovely. Excellent take on the prompt. An entire story told in 33 worlds.
*words* 🙂
Thanks very much. 🙂
This is a stunning piece.
Wow…thank you very much.
The sacrifices that parents make to give a better life to their children!This is so sad yet so beautiful:-)
Thank you.
🙂
Wow, this is really profound (no pun or tongue-in-cheek-ness intended)! I love that you gave us something to think about.
I appreciate that…thank you.
I hadn’t even noticed the reflection in the window. I was too busy trying to see what the girl sitting at the table was working on.
Nicely done.
A very interesting take on the prompt and an interesting way to pull in the woman in the reflection…great job!
Nice work!
Oh, my. Very well done.
Thank you so much.
wow, so sad and poignant.