Title: Proof

[writingmoments]

All that is left of my time with you is a pink line. Up and down.  A raised, blushing bump divides my right heel.

It is my only physical memory of you.

You lived so briefly in my body. Am I allowed to call it lived? Did you float, did your heart beat?  Was something living there? My doctor said, “Maybe the heart never started.  We can never know.”

I

Comments

[betweenthelynes]

wow.
wow.
I don't have kids, have never been pregnant. so i can't know about that, but i do know about physical memory and scars.
not sure if this is an actual narrative, or a fiction..but...it made me tear up.
such a beautiful piece, and so sad.

-leander

[bluegerl]

Extraordinary - but so 'human' and real. Yes, a scar can mean so much. Inside.

I hope this is imagination...

Blue..blue

[writingmoments]

Actually, this is fact. I know it may seem strange but I'm glad I have a mark that reminds me of that little life, though brief.

Thank you for your kind words.

[innana88]

My my. This is beautiful. I'm so glad you have that line on your heel, too.

Have you heard of the Creative Nonfiction journal, Brevity? It's a perfect place to submit flash nonfiction and with a wee bit of polishing, I think this would make a great submission for publication.