LJ Idol, Week 12: Some Assembly Required
Jan. 29th, 2012 11:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Once Upon a Time.
Once Upon a Time, the world was pure, and so were we. Or so says Lydia.
She touches my back - gently, reverently, as if the changes of my body were anything but repugnant - and she whispers stories to me.
"We are all gods, Lucia. Archetypes and prophets, we respect the patterns. Most of us never notice how we refract history.
"Most of us have forgotten." Leaning forward, her breath warms the bits of bone and feather extending from my shoulder blades. "Your body is remembering. You are so much more than human."
She rises from my bed, kisses my forehead, caresses my face. "Sleep now, my angel. Dream your memories."
I shift on the mattress - no position's truly comfortable anymore - and I watch her through silent tears.
Once Upon a Time, this could never have been my life. These wings, those voices, this woman...if I'm a god, how could I have wanted to create this?
I am so afraid to dream.
Once Upon a Time, the world was pure, and so were we. Or so says Lydia.
She touches my back - gently, reverently, as if the changes of my body were anything but repugnant - and she whispers stories to me.
"We are all gods, Lucia. Archetypes and prophets, we respect the patterns. Most of us never notice how we refract history.
"Most of us have forgotten." Leaning forward, her breath warms the bits of bone and feather extending from my shoulder blades. "Your body is remembering. You are so much more than human."
She rises from my bed, kisses my forehead, caresses my face. "Sleep now, my angel. Dream your memories."
I shift on the mattress - no position's truly comfortable anymore - and I watch her through silent tears.
Once Upon a Time, this could never have been my life. These wings, those voices, this woman...if I'm a god, how could I have wanted to create this?
I am so afraid to dream.
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Date: 2012-01-30 02:13 pm (UTC)(Sorry for screening..I always forget to remove that. Sigh.)
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Date: 2012-02-06 03:22 pm (UTC)Thank you! This is a fragment of a story that's been in my head for too long..
Well done
Date: 2012-01-31 07:18 pm (UTC)Re: Well done
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Date: 2012-01-31 08:09 pm (UTC)Such a compelling question!
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Date: 2012-02-06 03:22 pm (UTC)(sorry for the delayed response!)
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Date: 2012-02-06 03:23 pm (UTC)Thank you for your feedback. I'm sorry I delayed in responding..
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Date: 2012-02-01 05:24 pm (UTC)The more I read it, the more its truth settles into me.
<3
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Date: 2012-02-06 03:24 pm (UTC)This is a fragment of a story I've been poking at for over a year. I'm not sure how they fit into it, I only know that they do, and that Lucia is more than a little tragic. But most of the characters are.
I'm sorry my response was delayed...thank you much for replying.
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Date: 2012-02-06 03:25 pm (UTC)It's a fragment of a larger story (obviously, huh?) that I can't seem to write in anything but spurts, but I'm madly in love with it.
I really appreciate your comment and I'm sorry I took so long to respond. I'm so distracted right now..