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Submitted to Contest #313
TW: Death implied, but not described in detail. ***I don’t belong here. It’s the clock that throws me off, its rhythmic thudding quiet, but consistent. Insistent. It is an impatient fist banging on the door to my consciousness – demanding to be let in. I try to focus on shallowing my breathing, but inevitably my controlled breaths fall in line with the clock’s cadenced beat, and I start to think about it again. Every thump reminds me of how out of place I am. You. Don’t. Belong. Here. It seems to say, on repeat. It’s right. I don’t belong h...
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