It’s been a while since I joined the word nerds on the weekly challenge. I’m so happy to be back among old friends, I hope you enjoy my latest piece inspired by the prompt – Reset. Click on the Word Challenge image to find more participants 100 words!
Reset
Thin red line grants entrance.
One finger, then two widen the split.
I peel back the layers.
The pool of red grows, blocking my view.
I scoop it out into any receptacle, onto the floor, wherever it’s out of my way.
Organs shift under my grasping fingers, oozing and giving way to the pressure of my forward course.
Find the root cause.
Find the source of the bleeding.
Clamp a vein, stitch it closed.
Before it’s too late.
The bleeding slows, but not enough.
I must work fast.
Faster than this.
There is no reset button on a human life.
Interesting piece – but my mind stumbled over the use of the word “than” rather than “then”, in the second line. I lost my focus – so I had to read it twice. I like the idea and the concept – and the execution, but the wrong word bothers me.
Thanks, Lou! That’s what I get for posting without editing. I must admit I was inspired by my current setting – a hospital. lol. Thanks for catching that, and I’ve fixed it…I’m just sorry it was there to pull you out of the tale.