I was formless and ethereal; floating on the fringes, elusive.
I made you restless. Was I a memory, a fantasy, a dream?
You tossed and turned in your sleep, were lost to the world in your waking hours. Your longing to make me yours became your only goal.
One day, when I assumed you were inattentive, I came tantalisingly close. Your alert spidery arms caught and dragged me in.
I was examined thoroughly, washed clean to reveal my essence, dressed up to enhance inherent qualities, and presented to all.
You had given birth to your thought and, I was born.
Written for 100 Words On Saturday 6 Prompt : I WAS BORN
Shail's Nest 
🙂 Love how you play with ideas and words… love the parts that I understand, knowing if I read it again, I might interpret it differently, maybe not even how you intended it 🙂
Thanks IHM. I meant it to be an idea, a thought that torments which you are finally able to see and eventually write. But it can be read in other ways too I guess. 🙂
Awesome! Loved the play of words.
Thank you Janu 🙂
Oh I love it! 🙂
Thank you PaP 🙂
I can relate to so many things with just these few sentences!
Thank you Zarine 🙂
Wonderfully penned!!
Thanks Akila 🙂
Beautifully put !! 🙂
Thank you Punam 🙂
I read it as
You had given birth to your thought and, I was born.
Errr…. isn’t that what I wrote? *puzzled*
You wrote:
You had given birth to your thought and, **I was born**
I read:
You had given birth to your thought and, **I** was born
Ahh ok 🙂 My emphasis was on the ‘born’ and ‘I’ equally 🙂
This is so so beautiful Shail, really! And in 100 words, marvelous!
loved it.. every time i re-read, i interpreted it differently..
You gave birth to something wonderful – but then you always do, Shail! I love how you played with this prompt -to trace the genesis of a thought. I must tell you, how thrilled I am to have you link up on this. 🙂
I have no words to tell you how much I loved this ! wonderful play of word .. wonderful imagination .. superb superb simply superb !
There’s something so seductive about writing. And your piece really draws on that metaphor Of writing as a seduction of words!! Who would have thought …?! So absolutely beautiful
The hide-n-seek with thoughts and ideas – we are aware of their existence but they take some time to manifest. And then they are all ours. What a lovely way to describe that experience! Enjoyed every word.
beautifully written !!
Thank you and welcome to Shail’s Nest 🙂
very, very nice ~ abstract, filled with a lyricism that i so enjoyed 🙂
Thank you Prema 🙂
Loved it! While I agree with others that it can be interpreted in so many ways, I am guessing you wrote about a thought turning into a book. Right? No?
Gah! In any case, this is a masterpiece 🙂
You are right! 🙂 Thank you so much 🙂
WowWowWow!!!! Don’t I just love how you take those random words and ideas and make poetry out of it! Bea-yuuu-tifullll! And it’s like IHM has said: each time you read it, you find another way of looking at it! May more thoughts be re-defined and re-essenced with you inimitable touch!
I am floored by your comment, Usha 🙂 Thank you!