Micro Story, Word Prompt

RDP Tuesday: situation

Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
 to get creative with the word “situation”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.

Image by Me & Perplexity

When you suddenly feel your feet flying out from under you.
When the delicate side of your torso slams with incredible force into the unforgiving hardness of the porcelain princess.
When you are naked and crying out in exquisite agony.
When you cannot breathe or stand or even move without searing pain.
When you find yourself in the most exposed and vulnerable and ignoble set of circumstances.
That is what we call a “situation”.

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This is “Rock and a Hard Place” by the Rolling Stones

RDP Tuesday! Situation!

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39 thoughts on “RDP Tuesday: situation”

    1. My injury was just one week ago and I was told it could take a minimum of six weeks to feel better. I’ve had a couple of surgeries where the healing process was painful, but this was my first trauma and I am excruciatingly aware of the pain. I will hopefully return to ‘normal’ once the ribs and muscles are healed. Thanks for your very good wishes, Brian. I’m glad you’re enjoying the music.

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      1. When I took a tumble onto the floor bearers and joists while building my house, I managed to break ribs. So many things you can’t do like sneeze, cough or laugh.
        I was unable to put my girls Christmas trampoline together. No way could I stretch the springs into place. Thank goodness for neighbours.
        6 weeks is about right
        Rest and pain meds are good.

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  4. Any given moment or state of affairs can be described as a situation, and last night I heard a football announcer say that the one team put themselves in a situation after the play failed, which made me wonder why I was listening to this idiot. I loved your song, Nancy.

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  6. OMG, Nancy, I’ve done the fall, ( trying to unsuccessfully get down safely from standing on a chest of drawers, 😳) and the slam, though fully clothed, (which obviously cushioned) … the pain is unbelievable, … Softest of hugs, and sending healing vibes, … 💙

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    1. What could be so important that you climb up a chest of drawers, risking life and limb? I knew someone who was on a committee with me. I met the woman once and at the next meeting we found out she’d climbed up on her dresser to hang a pair of curtains, fell off and snapped her neck. And that was the end. Please don’t tell me you’re still doing that! Thank you for your very soft hugs, Penn

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  12. Mr. Hipshatter “likes” your poem, even though his hip fracture was kitchen-generated, where he laid, immobile, until his beloved Sandra arrived (2 hrs later) to call the ambulance for the trip to the hospital and then off to 1/2 of April & all of May in Ortho-Rehab.

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