(Author’s Note: Just when I thought things were stable…boom, changes at work. Better stories on the way. Give it time, and here’s another Fictioneers to tide you over!)
© Roger Bullot
Bird On A Wire
by Miles H. Rost
The claws gripped his ankles.
He looked down and tried to strain away. Feeling like he was about to tear free, he leaped.
Only to be pulled back in by the claws.
He trudged along, the claws never letting go. He could cut off his feet, if he so chose, but the claws would just latch onto his knees. He realized this, and finally did the only thing he could do.
He asked for help. He called out for help in the darkness.
A single pinprick of light shown through the darkness, and as that pinprick grew, so did hope…
Music and Fiction 
There’s hope for us all. Should that be “A single pinprick of light showed through the darkness”?
I thought it should be “shone” through the darkness.
So very descriptive!! Until you live with a mental illness, you have no idea how debilitating it can be!!
Quite the mental image and agony..it’s alright to ask for help..we all need to know that.
What a powerful story and in so few words!
Very emotionally dense story – full of existential angst that’s beautifully rendered.
I wonder if the light will bring hope..
Knowing when to ask for help, and getting it is an uplifting thought. A powerful story of darkness and hope.