Well, hello there reading world! I found a blogging event while bloghopping that I think is preeetty neat, so I'm excited to see how it goes! This weeks prompt was to take the first line of a song and write for five minutes with that as your inspiration. I chose Higher Window by Josh Groban. It's not my favorite song exactly (because it's secular instead of sacred) but I like it a *lot* and I thought the first line could make for an interesting tidbit =) So here goes!
♫For all the times I've tried for this...♪
She laid her head down on her desk, her long thick hair spreading around her, protecting her from the pressures of the outside world.
"Am I really going to do this again?"
She talked to herself often, had since childhood. She supposed it was the result of all the reading she had done over the years. Sometimes it felt as though she was narrating her own life in her head.
She lifted her head up and picked up the pencil she had dropped in frustration. Why was she doing this? She loved books and plays and art and clothes, and she desteded all things math. Why, year after year, did she aspire to this same goal that always seemed just out of reach? She had applied for Medical School five times now, and the application sitting blank on her desk would make six. She just wasn't sure she had the willpower left in her to go through this again. The hope would always surge as she put the envelope in the mail, and the crashing reality of each rejection.... Why did she continue to put herself through this? She was a smart girl, she had the ability, but for one reason or another, medical schools just didn't seem to want her. She was always missing something, always coming up just a bit short. She tried and tried and tried.... and failed and failed and failed and failed. So why did she keep trying?
Because it was her only dream.
When you have dream you gotta hang on to it! Ask any writer.
ReplyDeleteVery easy to relate to this piece.
I had half a dozen ideas what she was procrastinating about as I read this and was glad that you didn't opt for the obvious (to me at least LOL) writer's block scenario. Nice and interesting. :-)
ReplyDeleteLovely post. It is important to follow your dreams, I hope she keeps trying and trying. Love the image of her hiding behind her hair, a barrier between herself and the world. I think many people will relate to this. Thanks for joining in with Write On Wednesday
ReplyDeleteGill
I loved the excuse for talking to herself - narrating her own life story. I'm going to use that excuse next time I talk to myself...hahaha. Well done!
ReplyDeleteI loved the idea of her narrating her own life - I'm sure many writers would relate to this. I like the image of her hair as a barrier as well.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you're joining in Write on Wednesday and I look forward to reading your posts. Hopefully today's character will pop up again so that we can find out whether this application will finally put her on the path to achieving her dream.