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Submitted to Contest #320
You’ve been gone for a year now. I can still hear you. We always dreamed of escape, but not like this. Not without me. I’m still in my cage. I’m afraid I won’t know how to fly without you, little bird. I’ve left the cage door open in case you find your way back to me. Just promise you won’t make me wait forever.I haven’t given up on you. I never will.You’re still in the forest aren’t you, birdy? You wouldn’t go any further without me. I know that. The others say you’re not coming back. They’re liars. They always were.Did you lose yourself in...
Submitted to Contest #317
Sensitive themes : cancer, loss, addiction. I’ve always hated hospitals. They’re too clean. Too plain. Hospitals remind me that people die every day. Maybe if they had any sign of life then I would see the establishment differently. Some color. Some laughter.I walk through the glass doors and the air goes from normal to depressing almost immediately.The nurse I’ve known for the better part of the year catches my eye. She fakes a soft smile. Trying to hide the pity in her eyes.She fails.I fake a smile back.At times all that feels real is the ...
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