The city was crowded. There was the hum of people, walking dead. Joy was long gone. Now there’s only survival. And money.
She was at work. Watching the outside world, burning with greed. An airplane took off from the airport nearby. People walked by. Nothing changed.
People lived. No life.
This fifty word post is for the “Weekly Writing Challenge: Fifty“.
This story is very deep and poetic. The first time I read it, I had a sense that this was a future society. Though, reading it again, I realized I’ve looked at life this way before. The last line was especially powerful. Well done!
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Thanks for visiting. Glad you liked it. 🙂
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Well said! No life is what we have! 😦
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We have no life, yes. But at least we can still change that. Thank so much Samir, for dropping by. Appreciate it. 🙂
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