Meadow

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Live through this ~~lie~~
Posted on April 19, 2020 at 06:32:43 PM by S H A M WARI

Was I left behind?
Tell me, tell me I survived.

The blemishes that were once fresh, pink and angry had scabbed over. And now weeks later, they were merely small blips, mostly hidden in my thickening winter coat. But I felt a strange pang of awareness of them as I strode over to meet this newcomer. I had never been one to be self-conscious. But I felt a little out of my element. Old, even. Too old, maybe. I did my best to brush these feelings aside and walk as straight as one could with one dragging leg toward her. The small black mare showed no signs of aggression or fear as I approached. She was quick to quip back at me as well.

I raised my head high over my withers and my red ears flicked forward and back. I offered her a fleeting smirk. "It's not you. It's just been quiet here recently." I offered with the flick of my brown tail. It seemed too long-winded for casual conversation to explain the war that had divided and ravaged the islands, and the fact that it wasn't safe for a good stretch of time to travel in the common areas alone. But that was over now, or so I hoped. "Or it was for a while. Maybe I just haven't been out enough as of late."

"Nevertheless, it's nice to see some activity."

I followed her gaze as it drifted low and immediately those somewhat vulnerable feelings began to resurface. I tried to rebalance my weight more evenly over all fours, but I winced as the familiar pangs shot up that weak hind leg. So I cocked my hip again, high on the weary side, and let the ankle rest there, almost defeatedly. When she asked about the leg, I breathed a heavy sigh. "You should see the other guy." I said with a snort.

"What brings you here? To the islands?" I asked quickly, hoping to change the subject.

Replies:

you shouldn�t walk where the hemlock grows - By F A O L A I N April 22, 2020 at 06:36:57 PM
- Live through this ~~lie~~ - By S H A M WARI April 28, 2020 at 05:55:52 PM

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