10 June 2025, @mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2763: dig a trench

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Dig a trench, they said, and my idea is that it might be simple. Just soil and sweat. Just a shovel withinside the hand and a purpose withinside the mind. But the deeper I went, the extra I realized—its by no means simply dirt. Its layers. Memories. Buried things.

Each scoop unearthed extra than earth: mind Id attempted to forget, choices I buried, truths I didnt need to stand. Digging a trench isnt simply physical—its mental, emotional, spiritual. It`s paintings that strips you down. It exams your motives for starting withinside the first place.

In war, trenches are survival. You dig now no longer to advance, however to endure. You cover there. Wait there. Fight from there. But there`s worry too—due to the fact a trench can shield you, or entice you. It may be shelter, or it is able to be a grave.

In life, on occasion we dig trenches of our own. We construct them with boundaries, silence, or emotional walls. We cover in them while were afraid to stand the open. Sometimes we suppose were constructing safety, while we`re surely constructing isolation.

But still—we dig. Because someplace deep down, we recognize what lies below matters. We dig to put a foundation. To channel water. To construct some thing stronger, extra lasting. To prepare.

So, dig a trench—however now no longer simply to escape. Dig to understand. Dig to rebuild. Dig due to the fact you`ve selected to move deeper rather than staying at the surface. It may also get messy, and you could get tired, however what you locate down there... would possibly simply be the start of some thing real.

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