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Submitted to Contest #57
"I wish I knew what I know now," that always seems to be the cry of the aged figure once magnificent now on his deathbed. The clock hands perform the steadfast march as he ponders the meanings of meaning. You become the therapist you needed on your deathbed. I'm no different, unfortunately, but I must concede to something: I have always found the idea of a will strange. It functions more as a consolation prize to the living than any genuine appreciation of the life of soon-to-be-dead. Who has these thoughts, you wonder? Only a man like mysel...
Submitted to Contest #49
"What do you think he's waiting for?" Life is the oldest thief. Uncompromising and cryptic. The cold hand takes without ceasing. It cares not for our feelings. Indifference is the only way to cope. That's how the stoic feels. That's how everyone should feel it seems. That's how he felt anyway. David came to this small, brightly-lit hospital waiting room at the oddest times of the day. It was 2 AM, but we doubt he noticed. He was a good-looking man of average size, never overly fit nor overly fat. However, the stress of living weighed on him ...
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