If he will not come because I am not well, then he is a fool because I will never be well. Each dusty day brings a new misfortune upon my aching poems, my crumbling bones are shattered. It is one thing to grow taller but it is another to have a crooked back and a hooked nose. I turned a thousand a thousand years ago and still he plays, and never grows. Nurse, I fear that my spirit has already gone to England, and that's why I've been so weak. Not even the legendary flying boy can fight my demons, not even the fairies can make me fly. She stopped believing long ago, invisible feathers plucked one-by-one from a trembling conscience. I am and always will be the Wendy who stayed, the Wendy who fell.
Note: My story is gone, please do not be too disappointed! For I am hoping to publish it, hopefully maybe.
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You must believe in him like he believed in himself. If he had not been sure to be a bird still he would have never been able to fly at all.
ReplyDeleteDo not be sad...
I believe in him, but I do not think he wants to believe that his Wendy has grown old and tired. X
ReplyDeleteI miss hearing him play his pipes at night, perched on the edge of my bed. Growing old and tired is tragic and horribly inevitable.
ReplyDeleteAnd for a moment I thought you meant your story was "gone" as in "it's inpiration left you and you have stopped writing it". I am happy to be mistaken! :)
Very beautiful, my friend.
ReplyDeleteSometimes believing is the best medicine to make you well again.
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Melee: Oh, thank you! I am in the process of outlining it in detail. Too late for NaNoWriMo but oh well. :)
ReplyDeleteEver: Unfortunately, I don't think any medicine can cure old age, but thank you. x
Nothing is so frightening as remembering how old one is. Take heart. xxx
ReplyDeleteThomas Wayne: "And why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up." - Batman Begins.
ReplyDeleteI'm so pleased you're submitting your work for publication. I really hope it gets the thumbs-up.
Keeping fingers crossed for you, Birdy-Bird! XXX.
Skye: It's the worst. Thank you. <3
ReplyDeleteCinnamon: Great quote! Thank you for your support. <3
ever so silly of me but i saw that picture & burst into tears. and your words are lovely, as always :) xx
ReplyDeleteOh no, Holly! I am so sorry, it actually makes me quite sad to read it too!
ReplyDeleteThank you, as always. <3
My dear, I delve into the writings on your blog with a hungry delight. You are such a magical storyweaver, I get quite ridiculously excited whenever I see that you have a new post up. As for the story, I am sorry to see it go, and all I ask is that you hurry and publish it very soon, so that I may hold your words in my hands at night. I can't imagine anything more delightful than that on a cold winter's evening. x
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your story, dear!
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Thea: I devour your writings just as fervently, if not more so. I not only become excited when you post, but also when you leave me these darling comments. I'm really, really lucky to have met someone as special as you, dearie! <3
ReplyDeleteElly: Thank you! <3
Absolutely breathtaking and heartbreaking! You have such a way with words my dear, simply ghostly and marvelous. He will come for you, you will not be that Wendy. Never lose hope, you are far too brilliant for such loss.
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Jhordyn
Jhordyn Ashley: Thank you, thank you, thank you! What wonderful words to wake up to! You are the reason I keep writing! <333
ReplyDeletePS: But I fear I will never let go of Neverland; It would be my undoing! Likewise by staying I am only deluding myself further, but there's no dwelling on what can't be helped I suppose.
oh this is so beautiful.
ReplyDeletei hope you realise the power in your words.
xo
Margg: Thank you for being always so kind! <3
ReplyDeleteYour words are so beautiful, they make my heart smile.
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Thank you! <33
ReplyDeleteyour words are magical.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Helen. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful and it really touched my heart. You never cease to amaze me!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Good luck with your story! I'm also working on a novel. You're so brave to have posted an excerpt of yours on your blog! I thought it was lovely. <3
Yay, Camille! I'm so glad for you! Thank you so much. <3
ReplyDeletethis is wonderful. it feels so heavy, so hopeless.
ReplyDeleteThank you! x3
ReplyDeleteOh, Darling Wendy, please do publish it! I cannot wait to read your words, for you are perfectly lovely. xxx
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! <3 You must publish something too, very soon. :)
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