Tuesday, October 4, 2011

RemembeRED: Conjure






I could feel it coursing through my veins. With every beat of my heart, I could hear the sound inside my quiet eardrums.

The thumping growing louder in my chest. Da dump, da dump. Da dump.

Like the moment a needle hits the vein, the feeling had taken over me. It was in control and my actions of the situation depended on my full control. It would guide me but not maneuver me. 

My mind raced with many emotions all at once but I needed to stay focused on what had to be done.

My instinct took over and I calculated what the outcome should be. You could see it in my eyes. The tone of my voice had changed from a low to that of a rabid animal.

The emotion was raw, like an open wound. It easily surfaced.

I would not let what others had done to me, be repeated with my offspring. Their well being depended on my course of action. I would not stand by and witness it anymore. 








14 comments:

Angela said...

Wow, this is really powerful.  I like how you conjured a rapid animal as the example for your maternal instinct.  Great job.

Barbara, via Write on Edge said...

Oo! Fierce! You really took off with this line: "The tone of my voice had changed from a low to that of a rabid animal."

I will not cross your children. ever.

Powerful writing!

Earlybird said...

Very powerful description of maternal instincts. 

christina said...

don't mess with Mama Bear!! i'm right there with you and have felt this exact way recently in the playground of all places!

Jackie said...

You have some very lucky children to have a mom like you to protect them as you do!

crazykindofmom said...

Thank you! At that moment, I felt like an animal.

crazykindofmom said...

Thank you!

crazykindofmom said...

Sadly, this happened at a family function.

Crazykindofmom said...

Thank you! I don't want people to fear me and I had hoped to avoid this situation but it HAD to happen. ( my reaction) 

E & A Rosenfried said...

I totally see myself in this .. should that occasion arise! 

Karen Peterson said...

Those instincts are powerful! So glad you listened to them!

Megan (Best of Fates) said...

I love the strength of your writing and your declaration!

Nicci @ Changing the Universe said...

Wow. So powerful! My heart was beating, too!

Galit Breen said...

Oh that Mama bear instinct is not to be messed with, is it? 

Fantastic job- I'm so sorry that it's true!