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I am woken from another poor night of sleep, by the chirp of a bird sitting in the small square cutout of a window. I bring myself up off the damp cement floor to the window, as I do every morning, to peer out my cell window. I close my eyes and let myself feel the salty breeze from the ocean caress my face. I pretend I am back on the ship, sailing to new land. Opening my eyes again, I am reminded, I am still here in this prison. I grab my small rock in my window sill and walk over to the wall where I have marked the number of mornings I hav...
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Ainsely parks her car on the side of the road near the entrance of the wrought iron gates and turns off her car. Hands still on her steering wheel and eyes closed, she takes a deep breath. It’s Monday June 7th. She reaches for the carnations on the passenger seat and her cane. She climbs out of the car the best she can with her bad left leg. She walks through the gates for the tenth time. The pain hasn’t left her. The memories have not faded and the hole in her heart is still there. Everyone told her that with time, the pain ...
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