The boat ceased to rock.
Flipper Girl snipped ball and anchor and cast away from the sinking of boats rocked. Minding her own future and sheltering in relatively calm and trouble free aquariums.
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As the catch of responsibility drifted out of the saving, there was little left for Flipper Girl to do except wonder beyond the fishbowl of seriously fogged goggles.
(Flipper Girl Series appears in Clunk & Jam book, 2019).
Footnote:
Flipper Girl arrived in 2015. Taking responsibility for others, or when others don’t take responsibility for what they’ve done, can be heavy business. Until someone like Flipper Girl taps you on the shoulder and says; “Hey, it’s not your fault.” And takes you on a trip to a new place….
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Rose was free from the labour of smiling .
Rose is void of any necessity to feel something she doesn’t – like eternal happiness. She’s actually quite comfortable within a full and complex range of emotions and how, where and when they may appear on her face, in mind – or in public. Rose feels no obligation to make miraculous recoveries from emotional disturbances either. Long Live Rose.
Footnote: Imagine if more people felt more comfortable saying how they really felt, and more people felt more comfortable listening to (and accepting) how others feel. We might all feel a little better – and less uncomfortable about feeling (and revealing) our true emotions.
(Wisdoms of Rose and Clunk & Jam, 2019 books. Reposted from 2013).
Tired of moving mountains, Flipper Girl settled for being strategically productive, leaving all responsibility (not of her own kind) up the muddy creek.
(Clunk & Jam book, 2019 Edition).
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