Portraits of Reality
A family watches television in their home. The heater is on. The dog is asleep on the floor. They all have a slight grin across their faces. The little boy laughs only when his father laughs, looking to him for approval. He laughs, even when he doesn't find anything funny.
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The eyes of a woman inspire a man to write a story about love. This story about love becomes the foundation of many romances, and is the reason for many people’s existence. It shows people how to love and how to embrace their love they have for others.
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A young boy waits patiently in bed for his mother to return home. He stirs at every sound resembling a car or car-door. The anticipation keeps him awake, yet the boy knows that he will pretend to be asleep once his mother has returned.
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A man sits alone by the shores of an inland lagoon, the sounds of the distant ocean calming him as he sips at his beer and sucks on his pipe. Fish send ripples toward his feet as they feed in the dying dusk.
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A panicked widow's sleep is disturbed by a noise in her kitchen. She pretends not to hear anything, and wills herself back to sleep, wishing desperately that dreams of her husband will return.
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An elderly woman waits at the doors of a pub for it to open. Her left hand shakes as her right fingers the cash in her pocket she intends to put through the poker machines.
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A father cries himself to sleep thinking of his wife and kids who he cannot be with. It breaks his heart, but he knows he must not be near them anymore.
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A wine glass sits alone on an empty bar. It has no owner, only a slight red smudging left over from the wine and a woman's lipstick.
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Two dope fiends lay stoned together on a mattress in a room. They seem dead, but feel more alive now than they ever will again.
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A girl sits at her open bedroom window watching the shadows creep along the lawn. She is thinking about a boy and smiling.
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A dog rests on her side in an alley-way, her rib cage rising and falling slowly as she steadily breathes through her slumber.
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A baby is born. It cries for its mother without yet having any knowledge of what a mother is and why it would want one.
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A truck tips over the edge of a highway barrier. It's driver's head is crushed between the roof and steering wheel.
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A young boy picks up a guitar and strums it for the first time. He feels the sound vibrate through his whole body.
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A man stands on a mountain-top breathing heavily, trying to take in and cherish the view in front of him.
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Water trickles down a stone in a creek. It carries particles containing more life than a modern city.
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Wood burns on an open fire. The warmth it produces keeps a family alive for another cold night.
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Waves break continuously onto the shore; each one a symbol of totally natural perfection.
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A mother nags her son. He disagrees with her, but knows that she is right.
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Two young lovers kiss for the first time in a park.
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The tip of a pine tree sways in the wind.
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A teddy bear is hugged tightly.
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A leaf falls from a tree.
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An eyelid shuts.
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