Inspiration Call: Write about a time in your life you said goodbye to someone – this could be as simple as ending a mundane phone conversation, or harder goodbyes to close friends, family members, or former partners.
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I held it in
It was hard but I managed
Inside I was breaking
But I smiled
Just a little boy heading off on an adventure
You will always be that little boy to me
As the flight attendant took your hand
I gripped tight to my emotions
A mother’s love
Ensuring your didn’t see
No tears would fall
Heading towards the plane
Your back to me
I stood waiting
All my effort focused on holding back the emotions
Just before you were out of sight
You turned back to me
Those eyes
Fear and uncertainty
Again I smiled
That reassuring glow
Just enough
You smiled back
A little wave
To say, I’m ok Mom
Then you were gone
I sighed as a release
For I could no longer control the emotions bubbling up inside me
With tears streaming down my face
Unable to compose myself
I walked away
Through the airport
Where we had both arrived
I walked alone
And I cried
I don’t remember the drive home
I do remember feeling so alone
The house was silent
I waited for your call
The phone finally rang
It was you
You made it there safe
The next 2 weeks
Seemed like an eternity
But before I knew it
I was back at the airport
Impatiently waiting
When I caught a glimpse
My little boy
Running full speed
Tears again in my eyes
You missed me too
Big hugs
Lots of smiles
My sweet boy
Momma loves you
And is so happy for you to be back home with her tonight.
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Last Free Woman standing in the airport
a lone woman
is standing
in an abandoned airport
looking at all the airplanes
grounded
after the collapse
of the world economy
after the war
against humanity
launched
by the evil Cosmos AI
she was one of the few
feral humans left
most had been killed
by the super plague
or by the endless wars
launched by the robotic armies
of the damn robots from hell
there were a few
resistance fighters
and a few neo-savage
canibal gangs
running about
deep in the mountains
but the remaining humans
were mostly slave labor
growing food for themselves
and building more robots
for the ever expanding
robot armies
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