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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by Sally on Dec 29, 2010 23:32:19 GMT 1, Sometimes I am lost, entangled in my own dreams.
Sometimes I am lost, entangled in my own dreams.
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by jackstranger on Dec 30, 2010 0:45:51 GMT 1, MYSELF WITHIN
Are those the eyes I always miss, Lost in waves of silent despair? I searched for someone like you to kiss And through decades of desire I turned into Air.
Come down to my Hell – my lost Empires… Trespassed by the wisdom that I once forgot. I sense my disintegration in what I’m not Possessed by mysteries your breath inspires.
Like a pilgrim crossing Oceans of belief, Wave after wave, stone after stone, My heart chases for your love like a vile thief, Through Eternity towards the Unknown.
Image: David Walker ‘Unknown 1’ Sound: Silence
29-12-2010
MYSELF WITHIN
Are those the eyes I always miss, Lost in waves of silent despair? I searched for someone like you to kiss And through decades of desire I turned into Air.
Come down to my Hell – my lost Empires… Trespassed by the wisdom that I once forgot. I sense my disintegration in what I’m not Possessed by mysteries your breath inspires.
Like a pilgrim crossing Oceans of belief, Wave after wave, stone after stone, My heart chases for your love like a vile thief, Through Eternity towards the Unknown.
Image: David Walker ‘Unknown 1’ Sound: Silence
29-12-2010
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by boaty on Dec 30, 2010 0:51:15 GMT 1, MYSELF WITHIN Are those the eyes I always miss, Lost in waves of silent despair? I searched for someone like you to kiss And through decades of desire I turned into Air. Come down to my Hell – my lost Empires… Trespassed by the wisdom that I once forgot. I sense my disintegration in what I’m not Possessed by mysteries your breath inspires. Like a pilgrim crossing Oceans of belief, Wave after wave, stone after stone, My heart chases for your love like a vile thief, Through Eternity towards the Unknown. Image:David Walker ‘Unknown 1’ Sound:Silence 29-12-2010
Beautiful
MYSELF WITHIN Are those the eyes I always miss, Lost in waves of silent despair? I searched for someone like you to kiss And through decades of desire I turned into Air. Come down to my Hell – my lost Empires… Trespassed by the wisdom that I once forgot. I sense my disintegration in what I’m not Possessed by mysteries your breath inspires. Like a pilgrim crossing Oceans of belief, Wave after wave, stone after stone, My heart chases for your love like a vile thief, Through Eternity towards the Unknown. Image:David Walker ‘Unknown 1’ Sound:Silence 29-12-2010 Beautiful
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by jackstranger on Dec 30, 2010 0:56:48 GMT 1, Thank you very much boaty
Thank you very much boaty
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by Coach on Dec 30, 2010 1:16:54 GMT 1, Not tonight, I've got a headache.
Not tonight, I've got a headache.
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by boaty on Dec 30, 2010 1:36:48 GMT 1, MYSELF WITHIN Are those the eyes I always miss, Lost in waves of silent despair? I searched for someone like you to kiss And through decades of desire I turned into Air. Come down to my Hell – my lost Empires… Trespassed by the wisdom that I once forgot. I sense my disintegration in what I’m not Possessed by mysteries your breath inspires. Like a pilgrim crossing Oceans of belief, Wave after wave, stone after stone, My heart chases for your love like a vile thief, Through Eternity towards the Unknown. Image:David Walker ‘Unknown 1’ Sound:Silence 29-12-2010
js, have you read what you have written from the bottom line up? Brilliantly beautiful...
MYSELF WITHIN Are those the eyes I always miss, Lost in waves of silent despair? I searched for someone like you to kiss And through decades of desire I turned into Air. Come down to my Hell – my lost Empires… Trespassed by the wisdom that I once forgot. I sense my disintegration in what I’m not Possessed by mysteries your breath inspires. Like a pilgrim crossing Oceans of belief, Wave after wave, stone after stone, My heart chases for your love like a vile thief, Through Eternity towards the Unknown. Image:David Walker ‘Unknown 1’ Sound:Silence 29-12-2010 js, have you read what you have written from the bottom line up? Brilliantly beautiful...
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by jackstranger on Dec 30, 2010 1:47:52 GMT 1, No boaty, I haven't until you pointed it I confess I haven't written nothing in ages and tonight it just flowed looking into the picture and letting myself go.
No boaty, I haven't until you pointed it I confess I haven't written nothing in ages and tonight it just flowed looking into the picture and letting myself go.
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marie
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by marie on Dec 30, 2010 2:21:58 GMT 1, MYSELF WITHIN Are those the eyes I always miss, Lost in waves of silent despair? I searched for someone like you to kiss And through decades of desire I turned into Air. Come down to my Hell – my lost Empires… Trespassed by the wisdom that I once forgot. I sense my disintegration in what I’m not Possessed by mysteries your breath inspires. Like a pilgrim crossing Oceans of belief, Wave after wave, stone after stone, My heart chases for your love like a vile thief, Through Eternity towards the Unknown. Image:David Walker ‘Unknown 1’ Sound:Silence 29-12-2010 Beautiful
Wow…… without words… When I said the level is very hight……………
MYSELF WITHIN Are those the eyes I always miss, Lost in waves of silent despair? I searched for someone like you to kiss And through decades of desire I turned into Air. Come down to my Hell – my lost Empires… Trespassed by the wisdom that I once forgot. I sense my disintegration in what I’m not Possessed by mysteries your breath inspires. Like a pilgrim crossing Oceans of belief, Wave after wave, stone after stone, My heart chases for your love like a vile thief, Through Eternity towards the Unknown. Image:David Walker ‘Unknown 1’ Sound:Silence 29-12-2010 Beautiful Wow…… without words… When I said the level is very hight……………
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by Stinky Pete on Dec 30, 2010 3:14:04 GMT 1, entry medical love poem
my love is like a red red rose my rash is red also lines of blisters forming rows spreading down below when you left i was broken hearted i prayed you'd leave a token behind then my penile discharge started not what I had in mind my friends say should be glad to be rid a' ya you were no good in the slightest I'm on zithromax for my chlamydia and doxycyline for my urethritis my love for you still burns strong despite all that came to pass It hurts when I pee at night and I get shooting pains in my head I think its stress
entry medical love poem
my love is like a red red rose my rash is red also lines of blisters forming rows spreading down below when you left i was broken hearted i prayed you'd leave a token behind then my penile discharge started not what I had in mind my friends say should be glad to be rid a' ya you were no good in the slightest I'm on zithromax for my chlamydia and doxycyline for my urethritis my love for you still burns strong despite all that came to pass It hurts when I pee at night and I get shooting pains in my head I think its stress
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by boaty on Dec 30, 2010 3:18:52 GMT 1, entry medical love poem my love is like a red red rose my rash is red also lines of blisters forming rows spreading down below when you left i was broken hearted i preyed you'd leave a token behind then my penile discharge started not what I had in mind my friends say should be glad to be rid a' ya you were no good in the slightest I'm on zithromax for my chlamydia and doxycyline for my urethritis my love for you still burns strong despite all that came to pass It hurts when I pee at night and I get shooting pains in my head I think its stress ;D that was great..
entry medical love poem my love is like a red red rose my rash is red also lines of blisters forming rows spreading down below when you left i was broken hearted i preyed you'd leave a token behind then my penile discharge started not what I had in mind my friends say should be glad to be rid a' ya you were no good in the slightest I'm on zithromax for my chlamydia and doxycyline for my urethritis my love for you still burns strong despite all that came to pass It hurts when I pee at night and I get shooting pains in my head I think its stress ;D that was great..
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.dappy
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by .dappy on Dec 30, 2010 16:17:07 GMT 1, Competition Entry
'There is sadness in my eyes'
Competition Entry
'There is sadness in my eyes'
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by .dappy on Dec 30, 2010 16:21:44 GMT 1, Competition Entry
'Without You - I am Nothing'
Competition Entry
'Without You - I am Nothing'
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by .dappy on Dec 30, 2010 16:24:27 GMT 1, Competition Entry
'I Love You' Whispers are No More...
Competition Entry
'I Love You' Whispers are No More...
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MGK1
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by MGK1 on Dec 30, 2010 23:06:48 GMT 1, in a moment of weakness she let her little sister scribble on her face
in a moment of weakness she let her little sister scribble on her face
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by MGK1 on Dec 30, 2010 23:50:40 GMT 1, sleeping through the mayhem
sleeping through the mayhem
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by Cardiff on Dec 31, 2010 0:10:36 GMT 1, Tangled Up In Blue (Red, Orange, Black...)
Tangled Up In Blue (Red, Orange, Black...)
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by MGK1 on Dec 31, 2010 0:13:24 GMT 1, tuition fees
tuition fees
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marie
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by marie on Dec 31, 2010 0:25:13 GMT 1, Not tonight, I've got a headache.
This is excellent!
Not tonight, I've got a headache. This is excellent!
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by Coach on Dec 31, 2010 0:30:35 GMT 1, Why, thank you marie. It was heart felt, rest assured.
Why, thank you marie. It was heart felt, rest assured.
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by manty on Dec 31, 2010 0:32:54 GMT 1, Why, thank you marie. It was heart felt, rest assured.
LOL
Why, thank you marie. It was heart felt, rest assured. LOL
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stanley
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by stanley on Dec 31, 2010 0:34:02 GMT 1, Unknown one, unnamed, unexplained, unsung, untold, Unknown one.
(the new fragrance by calvin klein)
Unknown one, unnamed, unexplained, unsung, untold, Unknown one.
(the new fragrance by calvin klein)
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by lebanksi on Dec 31, 2010 0:52:32 GMT 1, beguiled by spiral thoughts
beguiled by spiral thoughts
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by smellmyfinger on Dec 31, 2010 0:53:36 GMT 1, Jeffrey the lawnmowers broke and mother needs her trombone.
Jeffrey the lawnmowers broke and mother needs her trombone.
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by kaikane on Dec 31, 2010 2:55:29 GMT 1, Lost. . . she is. . .
The silence, in a crowded room. . . The darkness, in the light. . . The reason, in my insanity.
Lost. . . she is. . .
The silence, in a crowded room. . . The darkness, in the light. . . The reason, in my insanity.
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by don on Dec 31, 2010 3:23:38 GMT 1, Unveil the unknown
Unveil the unknown
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by brazzy on Dec 31, 2010 7:12:44 GMT 1, Comfort in chaos
Comfort in chaos
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by fingerz on Dec 31, 2010 16:46:09 GMT 1, haberdashery
haberdashery
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by thorkil on Dec 31, 2010 19:14:01 GMT 1, Close those eyes for I cannot bare the sight of the unknown Open your heart for me to see your true beauty exposed And let my love colour your life
Close those eyes for I cannot bare the sight of the unknown Open your heart for me to see your true beauty exposed And let my love colour your life
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by kever on Dec 31, 2010 19:34:25 GMT 1, I really love this competition, it was a great little exercise, even if I don't win. I love the print though, so I hope I do win I normally write screenplays (just a hobby, not a job) so this gave me a chance to write from thoughts and feelings instead of action and dialogue. It did sort of spiral out of control as I only intended to write a paragraph or two based on the image I got from David's painting. It turned out to be quite a bit longer though, the story really wrote itself and kept adding details, which I always consider a indication that I'm on to something. I hope it's not too long for the competition though.
One last thing, English is not my native language and I never really write in English, so I hope it doesn't show too much
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Unknown 1
She cautiously walked into the room. This was the first time she had been allowed in since the police had closed the investigation. Why they had felt the need to even start an investigation was anyone's guess, perhaps this was their way of getting back at him one last time.
Their apartment had always been small, but it had never bothered her until now. Perhaps it was the missing furniture. Not that they had had much in the way of furniture before, but his brother had been round the other day, when she was still working up the courage. He’d said he needed “a few things” for his own house – if you could call it that – and that it had never been hers anyway. She didn’t really want him to take it, but she hadn’t had the courage to say no. His brother scared her, much more than he’d ever done. She’d always known he would not hurt her, well not in any serious way at least. Then again, who would have guessed he would really go through with his “promises”. It had been his way to get attention, hadn’t it?
She walked around deliberately, her hand gently brushing everything left in the room. The cupboard, with “her” tableware in it. It was about the only thing in here that was really hers. The countertop, how many hours had she spent in vain, cooking meals, while he did not show up. It had taken her far too long to realise why he wasn’t there for dinner and why he was never hungry. It wasn’t until all the money was gone when he had confessed. Next, the dinner table, now there were some memories right there. They had been making love, passionately, when one of the legs gave way. They told the doctor she’d fallen from a chair replacing a bulb, laughing all the way to and from the hospital. It was weird to think how much had happened in less than a year’s time. How happy they had both been when they signed the contract.
The living room was far too empty. All that was left was the lounge chair, his brother had probably been too superstitious to take it. Oh, how she had fought for that chair. She didn’t know why, but even when he had started selling her clothes, and of course she had noticed, she still insisted she would leave him if he ever sold his own chair. It had been her personal little bastion in the “war” with his “little problem”. Looking back, she could almost cry at how pathetic it really was. And how ironic. Had he used that chair on purpose? Had it been a message to her? She felt the room creeping up on her, its emptiness seeping through her skin chilling her to the bone. With a few large paces she was at the door. That’s how small it all really was.
But she didn’t really want to leave. She couldn’t. Not this house, not these memories, not… well, this man. Had it been her fault? He had warned her, told her – and not just her – for weeks, but not once had he gone through with it. Nobody had really taken it seriously, until it was too late. Maybe it was his final statement, to show everyone that… well, to show everyone something anyway. She sighed, asked the question she had been asking herself for two months now: should she have stayed with him? Looking around though, it was as if the room was answering for her. This wasn’t love. It may have started that way. Not that love was a perfect thing. Love overcoming all obstacles was a fairytale fantasy for five-year-olds. Real love was something that needed work, care and attention. But he had never loved her, not really. So the answer was no, she had been right to go back home. Home, where right now, her parents would be waiting for her. Now there was real love. Slowly, she started smiling.
I really love this competition, it was a great little exercise, even if I don't win. I love the print though, so I hope I do win I normally write screenplays (just a hobby, not a job) so this gave me a chance to write from thoughts and feelings instead of action and dialogue. It did sort of spiral out of control as I only intended to write a paragraph or two based on the image I got from David's painting. It turned out to be quite a bit longer though, the story really wrote itself and kept adding details, which I always consider a indication that I'm on to something. I hope it's not too long for the competition though. One last thing, English is not my native language and I never really write in English, so I hope it doesn't show too much ---------------------------------- Unknown 1 She cautiously walked into the room. This was the first time she had been allowed in since the police had closed the investigation. Why they had felt the need to even start an investigation was anyone's guess, perhaps this was their way of getting back at him one last time. Their apartment had always been small, but it had never bothered her until now. Perhaps it was the missing furniture. Not that they had had much in the way of furniture before, but his brother had been round the other day, when she was still working up the courage. He’d said he needed “a few things” for his own house – if you could call it that – and that it had never been hers anyway. She didn’t really want him to take it, but she hadn’t had the courage to say no. His brother scared her, much more than he’d ever done. She’d always known he would not hurt her, well not in any serious way at least. Then again, who would have guessed he would really go through with his “promises”. It had been his way to get attention, hadn’t it? She walked around deliberately, her hand gently brushing everything left in the room. The cupboard, with “her” tableware in it. It was about the only thing in here that was really hers. The countertop, how many hours had she spent in vain, cooking meals, while he did not show up. It had taken her far too long to realise why he wasn’t there for dinner and why he was never hungry. It wasn’t until all the money was gone when he had confessed. Next, the dinner table, now there were some memories right there. They had been making love, passionately, when one of the legs gave way. They told the doctor she’d fallen from a chair replacing a bulb, laughing all the way to and from the hospital. It was weird to think how much had happened in less than a year’s time. How happy they had both been when they signed the contract. The living room was far too empty. All that was left was the lounge chair, his brother had probably been too superstitious to take it. Oh, how she had fought for that chair. She didn’t know why, but even when he had started selling her clothes, and of course she had noticed, she still insisted she would leave him if he ever sold his own chair. It had been her personal little bastion in the “war” with his “little problem”. Looking back, she could almost cry at how pathetic it really was. And how ironic. Had he used that chair on purpose? Had it been a message to her? She felt the room creeping up on her, its emptiness seeping through her skin chilling her to the bone. With a few large paces she was at the door. That’s how small it all really was. But she didn’t really want to leave. She couldn’t. Not this house, not these memories, not… well, this man. Had it been her fault? He had warned her, told her – and not just her – for weeks, but not once had he gone through with it. Nobody had really taken it seriously, until it was too late. Maybe it was his final statement, to show everyone that… well, to show everyone something anyway. She sighed, asked the question she had been asking herself for two months now: should she have stayed with him? Looking around though, it was as if the room was answering for her. This wasn’t love. It may have started that way. Not that love was a perfect thing. Love overcoming all obstacles was a fairytale fantasy for five-year-olds. Real love was something that needed work, care and attention. But he had never loved her, not really. So the answer was no, she had been right to go back home. Home, where right now, her parents would be waiting for her. Now there was real love. Slowly, she started smiling.
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David Walker 🇬🇧 Street Art Portraits • Graffiti Portrait, by stanley on Dec 31, 2010 21:30:40 GMT 1, I really love this competition, it was a great little exercise, even if I don't win. I love the print though, so I hope I do win I normally write screenplays (just a hobby, not a job) so this gave me a chance to write from thoughts and feelings instead of action and dialogue. It did sort of spiral out of control as I only intended to write a paragraph or two based on the image I got from David's painting. It turned out to be quite a bit longer though, the story really wrote itself and kept adding details, which I always consider a indication that I'm on to something. I hope it's not too long for the competition though. One last thing, English is not my native language and I never really write in English, so I hope it doesn't show too much ---------------------------------- Unknown 1 She cautiously walked into the room. This was the first time she had been allowed in since the police had closed the investigation. Why they had felt the need to even start an investigation was anyone's guess, perhaps this was their way of getting back at him one last time. Their apartment had always been small, but it had never bothered her until now. Perhaps it was the missing furniture. Not that they had had much in the way of furniture before, but his brother had been round the other day, when she was still working up the courage. He’d said he needed “a few things” for his own house – if you could call it that – and that it had never been hers anyway. She didn’t really want him to take it, but she hadn’t had the courage to say no. His brother scared her, much more than he’d ever done. She’d always known he would not hurt her, well not in any serious way at least. Then again, who would have guessed he would really go through with his “promises”. It had been his way to get attention, hadn’t it? She walked around deliberately, her hand gently brushing everything left in the room. The cupboard, with “her” tableware in it. It was about the only thing in here that was really hers. The countertop, how many hours had she spent in vain, cooking meals, while he did not show up. It had taken her far too long to realise why he wasn’t there for dinner and why he was never hungry. It wasn’t until all the money was gone when he had confessed. Next, the dinner table, now there were some memories right there. They had been making love, passionately, when one of the legs gave way. They told the doctor she’d fallen from a chair replacing a bulb, laughing all the way to and from the hospital. It was weird to think how much had happened in less than a year’s time. How happy they had both been when they signed the contract. The living room was far too empty. All that was left was the lounge chair, his brother had probably been too superstitious to take it. Oh, how she had fought for that chair. She didn’t know why, but even when he had started selling her clothes, and of course she had noticed, she still insisted she would leave him if he ever sold his own chair. It had been her personal little bastion in the “war” with his “little problem”. Looking back, she could almost cry at how pathetic it really was. And how ironic. Had he used that chair on purpose? Had it been a message to her? She felt the room creeping up on her, its emptiness seeping through her skin chilling her to the bone. With a few large paces she was at the door. That’s how small it all really was. But she didn’t really want to leave. She couldn’t. Not this house, not these memories, not… well, this man. Had it been her fault? He had warned her, told her – and not just her – for weeks, but not once had he gone through with it. Nobody had really taken it seriously, until it was too late. Maybe it was his final statement, to show everyone that… well, to show everyone something anyway. She sighed, asked the question she had been asking herself for two months now: should she have stayed with him? Looking around though, it was as if the room was answering for her. This wasn’t love. It may have started that way. Not that love was a perfect thing. Love overcoming all obstacles was a fairytale fantasy for five-year-olds. Real love was something that needed work, care and attention. But he had never loved her, not really. So the answer was no, she had been right to go back home. Home, where right now, her parents would be waiting for her. Now there was real love. Slowly, she started smiling.
You thought off that whilst looking at the image?
I really love this competition, it was a great little exercise, even if I don't win. I love the print though, so I hope I do win I normally write screenplays (just a hobby, not a job) so this gave me a chance to write from thoughts and feelings instead of action and dialogue. It did sort of spiral out of control as I only intended to write a paragraph or two based on the image I got from David's painting. It turned out to be quite a bit longer though, the story really wrote itself and kept adding details, which I always consider a indication that I'm on to something. I hope it's not too long for the competition though. One last thing, English is not my native language and I never really write in English, so I hope it doesn't show too much ---------------------------------- Unknown 1 She cautiously walked into the room. This was the first time she had been allowed in since the police had closed the investigation. Why they had felt the need to even start an investigation was anyone's guess, perhaps this was their way of getting back at him one last time. Their apartment had always been small, but it had never bothered her until now. Perhaps it was the missing furniture. Not that they had had much in the way of furniture before, but his brother had been round the other day, when she was still working up the courage. He’d said he needed “a few things” for his own house – if you could call it that – and that it had never been hers anyway. She didn’t really want him to take it, but she hadn’t had the courage to say no. His brother scared her, much more than he’d ever done. She’d always known he would not hurt her, well not in any serious way at least. Then again, who would have guessed he would really go through with his “promises”. It had been his way to get attention, hadn’t it? She walked around deliberately, her hand gently brushing everything left in the room. The cupboard, with “her” tableware in it. It was about the only thing in here that was really hers. The countertop, how many hours had she spent in vain, cooking meals, while he did not show up. It had taken her far too long to realise why he wasn’t there for dinner and why he was never hungry. It wasn’t until all the money was gone when he had confessed. Next, the dinner table, now there were some memories right there. They had been making love, passionately, when one of the legs gave way. They told the doctor she’d fallen from a chair replacing a bulb, laughing all the way to and from the hospital. It was weird to think how much had happened in less than a year’s time. How happy they had both been when they signed the contract. The living room was far too empty. All that was left was the lounge chair, his brother had probably been too superstitious to take it. Oh, how she had fought for that chair. She didn’t know why, but even when he had started selling her clothes, and of course she had noticed, she still insisted she would leave him if he ever sold his own chair. It had been her personal little bastion in the “war” with his “little problem”. Looking back, she could almost cry at how pathetic it really was. And how ironic. Had he used that chair on purpose? Had it been a message to her? She felt the room creeping up on her, its emptiness seeping through her skin chilling her to the bone. With a few large paces she was at the door. That’s how small it all really was. But she didn’t really want to leave. She couldn’t. Not this house, not these memories, not… well, this man. Had it been her fault? He had warned her, told her – and not just her – for weeks, but not once had he gone through with it. Nobody had really taken it seriously, until it was too late. Maybe it was his final statement, to show everyone that… well, to show everyone something anyway. She sighed, asked the question she had been asking herself for two months now: should she have stayed with him? Looking around though, it was as if the room was answering for her. This wasn’t love. It may have started that way. Not that love was a perfect thing. Love overcoming all obstacles was a fairytale fantasy for five-year-olds. Real love was something that needed work, care and attention. But he had never loved her, not really. So the answer was no, she had been right to go back home. Home, where right now, her parents would be waiting for her. Now there was real love. Slowly, she started smiling. You thought off that whilst looking at the image?
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