Thursday, June 18, 2015

Stories of three

Girl in Pomegranate Dress / Mars, the God of War

Train is about to come...

Dreams about Tsunamis

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I often dream of tsunamis... The dream is terrifying - a huge mass of water is getting closer and closer, and I have no place to run. I'm overwhelmed by fear and a feeling of helplessness...

My grandparents had a house at the zoo. Their backyard shared a fence with it. There was a hole under the fence, and because that area was unobserved, we could sneak in and out without being noticed. The zoo became our playground. We spent hours riding wheel and observing different animals, sometimes feeding them with food we'd steal from our kitchens. I even have memories of building a treehouse in the park, with some kids from the neighborhood...

Less than a week ago a small river streaming through the zoo raised and flooded the entire park. It wiped out everything, drowned animals and people, destroyed houses... My playground became a place of great tragedy... My condolences to my dearest people.