What’s So Amazing?

I told her my earliest memories were of wanting out. Wherever I was, I didn’t want to be there. Nothing has changed. I’m looking for the door right now.

“Sweetie,” she said, “you know there’s really only one way out, don’t you?

 

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41 thoughts on “What’s So Amazing?

      1. michellelongo Post author

        Yup, definitely referring to a front door. Opened by a unicorn. And outside there’s a rainbow. There’s never anything menacing going on around here.

  1. jannatwrites

    It’s all so final, and as someone wrote: ominous. Then, I read Stacie’s comment – I’ll go with the front door too… we have keys to come back in if we decide to!

  2. Christine

    Fantastic! Ominous, maybe, but I came away with the sense that you have (or, you know, the speaker has) someone on your side, someone to remind you gently of how the world works, and keep you anchored to the earth. It was the “Sweetie” that did it, I think. 🙂

    1. michellelongo Post author

      I like your take on it. I think the way it reads to different people is really interesting!

  3. Suzanne

    Ooh, this is great! Loaded words, wonderfully placed. Love the matter-of-fact tone at the beginning and the reality check at the end.

  4. Larks

    My initial thought was “Is the only way out “through”?” I always feel like “through” is exactly the opposite of out.

    1. michellelongo Post author

      Another very interesting perspective! I would agree that through isn’t really like out though. I mean, eventually it is, but how far you are from the other end can make a world of difference. I’m going to think about that a bit today.

  5. tnkerr

    The word that springs to mind immediately is “Pragmatic”, as in having a practical point of view and leaning towards practical considerations. “She” is pragmatic and “Sweetie” is a searcher. You got all that and more with 42 words!

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