Monday, 8 December 2008

Roots

Straight after her sixteenth birthday, Ruth left. She thought that suddenly cartwheeling away from home would be enough to break the shackles of an upbringing that had always felt foreign to her. 

She tumbled, unprepared, into a hectic and hard-edged life in the sprawling city, where she never seemed to move on from being an overwhelmed wide-eyed stranger. 

It took years for her to realize that she could look back on her roots from the other side, that she could follow their crooked pathways with a slow and curious finger to ease the restless squirrelling acrobatics of what her heart needed to know.

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This post was inspired by the Monday Mural photo at poefusion.blogspot.com
Thanks to Michelle for finding another interesting shot.

5 comments:

anthonynorth said...

Ah, reconciling the heart is always a difficult job.
Enjoyed this.
My monday mural is up.

Vesper de Vil said...

This resonates DEEP....

Michelle Johnson said...

Growing older does help one see things from a different perspective allowing the heart to become restful. Well done. Have a nice day.

Spot said...

Thanks, all. The shot that inspired this piece still resonates as well.

Cynthia said...

Ah, the wisdom that comes with age,
at least for some of us. As always
I like your gentle writing.