Today is our wedding anniversary- Mr & Mrs Billingup; a date I’ll never forget, curved round my ring finger with his initials, the permanence of ink marking the impulse of a fleeting moment. Looking at it now, I can laugh at that tired old joke my girlfriends used to make, the BB of Bryan’s initials implying a best before date. Holding the last of the photographs, I wished away all traces of that day as I threw it on the fire and watched the edges curl to weightless ashes.
Inspired by Sonya’s Three Line Tales, Week Thirty Seven.
Work in Progress 
Great one! And an excellent argument against tattooing!
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Thanks. Haha. But even that isn’t permanent! One of my favourite trashy bits of entertainment on line is seeing pics of regrettable tattoos.
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Yes, that is pretty funny! It’s a guilty pleasure for me as well. I didn’t tell you this last night because I was on my iPhone, but I had just finished a conversation with a friend whose son is turning 18 in two months and he wants a palm tree tattooed on his neck!
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That is funny haha. Is it so he looks in the mirror and gets transported to a tropical island? Will he do a festive version with a christmas tree? 😂
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What a great tale – beautifully worded. Love the ‘best before’ reference – very clever and ‘curl to weightless ashes’ has such a lovely sound and rhythm. Nicely done 🙂
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Thanks so much Lynn, I appreciate the feedback 🙂
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My pleasure 🙂
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So much going on here Mek. Lovely play with words and, once again, you’ve left me wanting to know more about the before and after of those three lines. Bravo xx
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Thanks so much Payal. The next step is ptobably tatoo removal 😂
Happy Monday to you xx
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Hahaha, trading old scars for new ones.
Happy Monday and great week ahead to you too xx
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Yes, a scar for a scar. Thank you x
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