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Submitted to Contest #328
Daddy Issues I remember Back then, when maroon leaves covered the ground Back then, when I had to climb on counters to reach the higher shelves Back then, I wished for my dad to die Even though I love him All it takes is One slip One empty can One pillow soaked in blood And all of a sudden All those moments we shared The ice cream melting on my tongue Those walks at night talking about the future Lose their meaning *** A girl creeps down the stairs as the rhythmic bass echoes throughout the house. The carpet helps render her steps nearly sil...
(I was writing like Raymond Carver so there are no quotation marks.) There was this girl. They’re sitting on the couch as he begins the story. Pressed against each other, he looks up into a pair of brown eyes. The owner of said eyes is tall, with brown hair that falls softly to their shoulders. The features accent his own, they could be siblings if not for the differences in their past. There was this girl, he continues, she was stereotypical but would deny it if you mentioned it. She looked a lot like you, not the same eyes. But b...
Submitted to Contest #271
The Clockwork BoyOnce upon a time there was a clockwork boy. He was nimble as you please, with clever little fingers made from old gears and scrap metal. He could manipulate a pencil with little difficulty. Which came in handy, because as soon as his creation was complete, the clockwork boy's father shipped him off to boarding school. The clockwork boy had no trouble at boarding school, in great part because he could remember anything the teacher told him perfectly, and repeat it back word for word. The one thing the clockwork boy cou...
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