5 minute Freewrite: Some Change
Some Change
Her eyes open
It’s blurry and hard to see
Her bones crackle and pop as she extends each
One at a time
She unravels
And welcomes
The suns kisses across her face
Warming her forehead
All the way down to her feet
The day has begun
She knows there is much work to be done
She gathers up her backpack
Careful not to spill
She is already dressed
Ready to get started
She climbs out of her Burroughs
She walks
A growling sound sneaks up on her
She stops
To listen
And look
SHE JUMPS
frightened
And then laughs
And sighs in relief
When she realizes
It’s just her tummy saying hello
She walks
She hums a little melody
And keeps a bright smile on her face
She walks
She smacks her lips together
Her dry crusted lips
Am I drinking enough water?
She asks herself
Trying to remember
When did I eat last?
She walks
She waves hello to all of the people
Waking up
Crawling out of their beds
Hello!
Good morning Friend!
They all know who she is
She walks
Her legs are very tired today
Her smile is hard to keep
But they can never take that away from her
Thinking about that
She smiles
Bigger than before
Through the pain
She stops
Drops her backpack between her legs
Unzips
And pulls out a cardboard sign that reads
Spare some change?
As she waits
Hungry
Not knowing when she will eat next
Not knowing when she will drink next
With the only thing they couldn’t take from her
And she shares this smile
With anyone who will see her
Anyone who would like to participate
Click here: https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-12-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-some-change
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Thank you @mariannewest 
I really enjoyed this. :)
Thank you so much!
Nice work with the prompt!
Thank you I had to think on this one for a min ;)
Oh wow! I love this <3 I was so wondering if she was going to the bakery for a Danish or something, now I feel bad. Very good writing! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for reading!
Oh wow!!! I almost cried at the end there.I felt that girl - if that makes any sense. Today's prompt: https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-13-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-crazy
Thank you! I just saw this so I’ll have to jump back on later and do it :)
And today's prompt :) https://busy.org/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-14-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-apricot
Just saw this too! I might have to do these tomorrow I’m swamped with work tonight! We shall see :)
Whenever you can - and there is no need to do them all....
what is this one? another platform?
busy.org is another interface to the blockchain - like steemit. There are 4 or 5 now. I started posting to busy.org more when steemit had a lot of problems. There are some aspects I like better there, and others I like better on steemit. I jump back and forth....
I will have to check this out sometime
I don’t think I will sign up just yet though
I’m still trying to figure Steemit out! Thank you so much for letting me know and I will do my research on it :)
I only found went there when steemit wasn't working at all. Yes, best to get to know one platform before moving on...