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"We Isolate"

A Short Writing Piece

Yassmina Tarek - Level 4 - Economics

We isolate. yasmina.tarek2018@feps.edu.eg
We choose to part from what can make us the your smiley lips. You realize how much your old
happiest. We believe that distance would save us dear friends are really missed.
and borders that we create would keep us safe. You finish this blessed night to wake up on
We convince ourselves that our emotions should another dream destination. An exceptional
definitely be locked in order not to be hurt and extraordinary gathering in your new home,
we only focus on achieving some materialistic celebrating the arrival of a new family member;
goals. So, we spend our lives pursuing the myth your own baby, whose eyes are the same as yours
of a perfect life that includes no pain. We survive but all other features belong to his dad. How
as robots functioning in the cycle of life. And much the delivery was painfully fatal and how
finally end up doing nothing but regret. much his smooth tiny limbs are healing and
Then comes a moment of leisure to disturb all compensating!
the speed and grants us a chance to rest. Here, At another scene after all of this, you find your
we start to think and rethink about all the body sitting by a blue wavy sea with your mouth
moments that we lost, the memories we inhaling peace and exhaling musical tones, cause
squandered, and the love we forbade ourselves you feel no worries anymore.
from. At this point, you open your eyes as well as your
We realize that time passes without pauses. isolation. You choose to set yourself free and be
Youth slips through our fingers and life goes on. brave, with your feelings open to every happiness
You don’t even know what awaits you and and yet each disappointment. Cherishing every
where your fate will lead you to. moment you go through because you now
In the middle of this chaos, you decide to escape understand that these feelings are just a proof of a
it so you close your eyes and start visiting some living and feeling heart that does exist inside your
cheerful destinations. chest. You head up to a more meaningful life with
You jump to a night that you are spending in many beautiful stories to be lived. Stories that we
your squad’s company, laughing until your vibes longingly kept dreaming of and will never forget
rocket to the high sky and your tears land on until we literally live.

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