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Antonio Castellaneta's avatar

The image of crossing stayed with me. The same side of the road, the same attempt, every day. Sometimes that’s enough to keep the story moving.

voidlight alchemy (em)'s avatar

Thank you so much for reading and appreciating it 🙏

Aaliya's avatar

So evocative and thought provoking ♥️

voidlight alchemy (em)'s avatar

Thank you so much 🥹🖤

What is it?'s avatar

Love this, Em!

voidlight alchemy (em)'s avatar

Thank you! It means a lot

Mark ✌️💙🫂's avatar

Love this. Especially the last two lines.

voidlight alchemy (em)'s avatar

Thanks so much 🙏

Petra's avatar

I love this. Resilience spills through the imagery. I especially liked the dusting-off-the-knees part and the ending. <3

voidlight alchemy (em)'s avatar

Thank you so much ☺️🖤

Petra's avatar

<3

Anil Talwar's avatar

This feels like resilience dressed up as routine. Someone who knows the story has already hurt, yet still chooses to step into the light, cross the road, and begin again. Quietly heartbreaking, but also quietly brave.

voidlight alchemy (em)'s avatar

thank you, this is such a thoughtful comment and perspective! I appreciate it a lot 🙏☺️

Anil Talwar's avatar

Glad it resonated, em.

James (HVR)'s avatar

Baby steps at a time.

voidlight alchemy (em)'s avatar

indeed. thanks for reading 🙏

Brandi Lynn's avatar

"but in my movie— the plot already did, i just dusted off my knees, cut the scene, and started again..." Wow. What a phenomenal line. This whole piece is such a beautiful, honest look at daily resilience. Love this ✨

voidlight alchemy (em)'s avatar

thank you soooo much 😭🖤 it means a lot

Keiichiro Iwamoto's avatar

Hello, Em.I liked the part about putting on sunglasses. It has a bit of humor, and it feels very much like you, with a little sarcasm and a gentle kind of laughter.

And that last line, too. It reminded me that it's not the result that matters, but the fact that we tried to keep walking today. It brought that feeling back to me. 😇