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Beached

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Do you know what it feels like to be drowning? Not to be able to catch your breathe? It feels like you’re a fish out of water. Flopping on the shoreline. Gasping. Choking. Even if you manage to wriggle your way back to water, it hurts to breathe. You can’t swim very powerfully.

It feels like it does when your beloved leaves you and you feel like you’ve been punched in the gut. You can’t catch your breath for a few seconds. Even when you finally do, it comes in short, hard gasps. You might take a few steps, but you grab at your stomach. Overcome with pain. Bending over as if that will help.

Some people are like wolves or bald eagles or penguins. They mate for life. If their mate is gone, they find their way alone. Lonely, but with their memories. Occasionally gasping for breath like the beached fish. You may see them walking along the beach and if they raise their head, you’ll see the pain shining out of their eyes.

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Thanks to Priceless Joy and to Jodi McKinney for the photo prompt.

 

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  3. I don;t like to think of a life without my wife, but I know it is a reality one of us must face. So good Rosemary, thanks for sharing with us.

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  9. Nice analogy. Yes some people find it difficult to find a different partner once their loved one is gone. They adjust to new setting after a bit of struggle.

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