Frustration: a character sketch

 

Frustration: a character sketch

He goes around with a tuft of smoke coming out of the center of his head from a burning irritation (or maybe more than one). If he could see himself, he would surely laugh because he is quite the character. Actually, he is a caricature...a caricature of frustration.

He can get flustered quite easily until he's red in the face. Muttering is his way way of communicating, usually about something that nobody understands. 

He is not sure of his steps so he stumbles quite a lot. He often stubs his toe and kicks the culprit (normally a chair or a toy suddenly appearing out of nowhere) which only intensifies the pain. Doors have something against him as they're always swinging back to smash him in the elbow. Rotating doors are the worst because they never let him in or out. He has to go 'round multiple times before he gets where he wants to be.

He doesn't eat out frequently because his digestion has never been that great. The burning in his brain somehow transfers to his stomach. In any case, he's convinced it's not a good idea to talk to people over dinner because he's often still stewing over what he just couldn't swallow from lunch. It could be something simple like the stupid traffic making him late. Or how rude people can be butting in front of him in line at the post office. Or the fact that he forgot the birthday card at home after waiting in line for 40 minutes and so he'll have to go back tomorrow and ugh! There are so many frustrating things!

But deep down he's a good guy: he just cannot accept some things because they go against how he wishes the world would be. He's actually a dreamer but feels stuck in the every day. If he only knew that all these moments would pass so quickly if he would just let them roll...

Text: Kristen Mastromarchi

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