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RE: "Last Act," by Alexander Darwish - #Fiftyword Challenge (Flash-Fiction)
Most people consider the 'sea' theme as a romantic one, but your entry is tragic... Not only this. It's a coincidence maybe, but just a few days ago, my Tunisian friend told me about refugees trying to get to France from Tunisia by the sea in a boat for 15 people, but there were way more people, they're all dead now. Your entry is like a scream of their souls to me... How connected we are on steemit.
By the way, I live here too, next to the sea, in Provence.
I thought about writing in a Romantic fashion; maybe contemplating the sublime beauty of the sea. But somehow I ended up with this, and I usually try not to overthink such subjects. It's just sad that many years after the two World Wars, people still ignore the repercussions of political quarrel. Once hatred is instilled, there's nothing to do about it, really.
It's a sad thing to hear about such news. I hope more people would find their redemption somewhere else on earth, and the rest may find solace in the comfort of their homes.
Maybe if you wrote a romantic one, it would be lost among all the others )
By the way, I was told to not upvote comments here if your vote doesn't go over 0,2 for it'll be just a lost voting power. So if you don't want to waste, upvote something that will have more than 0,2 in the end. I'm also tempted to upvote all the comments I appreciate, but restrict myself )
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and "overthinking", you're a sensitive soul, Alex!