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KEELEY’S JUNE 30-DAY CHALLENGE
After all These Years, I Still Miss You
I want to tell you I’m sorry, but I can’t.
Day Two prompt: Stream of consciousness free write
The complete instruction of this prompt — Let your mind wander and your fingers follow. Set the clock for five minutes and write only for that amount of time. You may edit punctuation, grammar, and spelling but try not to mess with the integrity of your consciousness.
Without stopping to think, here’s what I free-wrote in a five-minute jaunt.
I once had a friend. I made one wrong move, and I lost him. I thought our love was invincible, but I was wrong. Ruby Noir asks us in her June prompts to write a letter to someone we fought with and never resolved. I tried. Believe me, I did. But apology letters shouldn’t contain the word “but,” or it’s not an apology. That’s making the other person wrong. It’s not saying you’re sorry.
My pride keeps getting in the way. I know I made a mistake, but he did too, and neither of us is taking responsibility. So, I’m suffering. I don’t think he is because I’ve reached out in the past only to have the door slammed in my face. I guess he’s still angry. I wonder if, for him, it’s a matter of pride, or is it principle? I did him wrong. I admit it. I…
