I think most would relate to this, as we all struggle from time to time with our own darkness. I think you bring the feeling to life, allowing the reader to experience what your particular darkness is like (and it is different for us all).
No matter how positive we can become, we know it is always waiting...
The only thing that stuck out to me, and it is minor were these lines,
Shaky, weary and battered
I fighting my way
Towards the light.
in my humble (and not always right) opinion, I think it would read better as
Shaky, weary and battered
I fight my way
toward the light
Other than that small detail, this is wonderfully written,
And we shall never die as long as we live in the hearts and minds of those who loved us, those who were touched by us, and those who were affected by random acts of kindness.
I can see why this was awarded, a gentle reminder to live well in love and action, it's a pleasure to read you.
I think most of all...grief took this man down a road he was unable to cope with. For such a short story, you have created an image of a man that appears in the readers mind, and in reading through it, I, as the reader was holding out hope that he would not pull the trigger.
You've captured this man well, my only wish would be that it had a happier ending. But life doesn't always have a happy ending does it?
Well done!
~Beth
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