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Submitted to Contest #297
I spent my entire life with my head peeking above the water, with too many dry days taken for granted. An ordered myriad of timid moments when my voice should have mattered flashes before my eyes. I jolt at a chill skipping down my back. I focus on the sky instead, how much better it looks after the storm—the blue peeling off a gray coat. The sea air dries my sinuses, and the salt burns my eyes. My nose crinkles with discomfort—the fishy aromas drowning me in a distinct stench. There is a dryness glued to the insides of my cheeks, and it sta...
Submitted to Contest #289
The flickering overhead light is too dim to know how bloody my hoodie is, and the raw public bathroom tile on my feet gives me pause. I fumble with my frigid fingers, but I don’t mind the temperature even as I stand bare with one pant leg wrapped around my ankle with the other free. I slide my final sock off and let it pile inside the crumpled jeans. I take a moment to think but can’t get a steady track. My heart races as I pull a pair of shorts over my waist, Nike and gray, while I size up a shirt pulled from a plastic market bag. Than...
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