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Submitted to Contest #130
Like all locked doors, it leads to nowhere. This seems contradictory at first, but it makes sense. Locked doors mean there is nothing of use to you behind them. No opportunity that fits your need and your life behind a locked door. So why pick the lock or smash it down if you won't use the contents. The maintenance worker's closet holds no use to the principal even if she gets the key. That is what I tell myself as I stare at this locked door that goes nowhere that I have no purpose opening. That this door probably has nothing b...
Submitted to Contest #108
"Jane" The way some people tried on clothes, I tried on identities. At coffee shops, I was Lavender, who wore wire-rimmed glasses and sat quietly reading her book over her foaming latte soft curls tucked into a messy bun. At karaoke, I was Izzy, her vivacious personality and enormous bubble that engulfed everyone around her and took them for a joy ride. In dark alleys, I was Natasha mystery coated with just a touch of darkness which was two steps ahead of her pursuers and on the heels of her next victim. The list went on and on, but I think...
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