Sunday, January 6, 2013

Core Struggles

Dealing with inner struggles.

Trying to get to the core.

So many layers.

The top layer so thin.

Like a mask, easy to break.

The deeper, the harder to navigate.

Must break through.


                                                                  

On to the weekend challenge. As you'll recall from your elementary science class days, the structure of the earth can be divided most simply into three sections: core, mantle, crust. Here's a diagram.

                                                   
                                              Image courtesy of Danilo Rizzuti / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Give us 33 words from it. Interpret the prompt however you wish--literal, metaphorical, or somewhere in between.

9 comments:

  1. This really hit home for me today. Very moving and very powerful. great job!

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    1. Thanks D. I. Think the New Year has my head spinning.

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  2. This is very real and moving. Nice work.

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  3. It's always hardest when you're so tired and worked so hard to break through. But, you've got to keep pushing. Nice job!

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  4. Inner struggles can be so difficult. NIcely done.

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  5. The determination to break through is so important-very well written:-)

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  6. I like the comparison of the easy crust and breaking through what's beneath it. (:

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  7. Inner struggles are complicated, and getting to the core can be a rough process. Nice job!

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