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Submitted to Contest #256
Trigger warning: There are several sensitive themes within this tale. Sexual violence on a child. Gun violence is also mentioned. Closing my eyes I know I saw the truth clearer than people who meander through congested crowds searching for silver seats in stands and cheer for a person here and there. I am the lone soldier on that line impatiently waiting on the crack of a rifle to begin my defeat. Bone white lines that fence in losers and winners and those pretending to be something they’re not. “Boom.”First steps seemed too easy...
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