“.... trapped under the rubble, was no choice but to amputate.”
I’d recounted the events so many times.
“Poor thing”, they always said.
“Poor thing - no way. Lucky me. Could’ve been both legs.”
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33 words written for Trifecta: Week Seventy.
Using the word prompt lucky with context producing or resulting in good by chance : favorable
Trifecta Writing:
Well, that kind of puts Lucky in perspective. Good one!
ReplyDeleteOh excellent! I have to remember to think like that! :D
ReplyDeleteOh geez, yes, lucky that it wasn't both legs, but the tragedy... well done evoking the emotion.
ReplyDeleteYup, the only way to move forward! Nice.
ReplyDeleteNice little piece on perspective (and I'm impressed with your ability to keep it to 33 words! I pretty much always push right up to 333)
ReplyDeleteThat's one way of looking at it (:
ReplyDeleteI guess he was one of those 'the glass is half full' optimists
ReplyDeleteWonderfully optimistic-love how the narrator looks at his amputation as being "lucky"-excellent work:-)
ReplyDeleteThis is great. With a positive attitude like that, nothing will stop him.
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