Friday Writings #116: Lasting Impressions

“People will walk in and walk out of your life, but the one whose footstep made a long lasting impression is the one you should never allow to walk out.” ~ Michael Bassey Johnson

Wonderful advice, unless… the long-lasting impression in questing is a terrible one. Can you imagine trying to hold on to someone who scarred your soul and/or spirit? I would kick that person so far out of my life that the dirt under my boot won’t even remember that they ever existed. But what about those individuals whose actions/words touch us in ways that shape our lives and souls for the better? I have one (or three) of those in my life—some have passed away, others remain in the world of the breathing, both occupy the warmest places in my heart.  

For today’s optional prompt—birthed out of the mind of our dearest Rommy—I invite you to write poetry or prose about someone who made an impression on you as a child (for good or ill).

Required: Add the direct link to your response to Mister Linky. One post per participant, please, 369 words maximum (excluding title), for prose and for poetry.

Optional: You may share old or new pieces of poetry or prose, and you may write to the prompt or to a topic of your choosing.

Requested (not compulsory but strongly recommended): Visit other poets and storytellers. Read their contributions. Share your impressions on their words.

for next week, Rosemary will ask us to write sensual poetry or prose about an item of clothes (in case you are wondering, the answer is yes: my immaturity and I are totally giggling. We can’t wait to read what spills out of this one).

(some impressions’ claws are sharper than others *cough*)
photo by Jasper Garratt, on Unsplash