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Maria Tavares

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The preys of a soul eater

Weekly Contest #373

I look back. It’s still there.Next to a lamppost, a man almost like shadow.I noticed that in the last few days he has been following us. Me and my friend, Sofia.When we separate, he seems to disappear, but that doesn’t calm me down. Something about that man seems off.Tall, almost impossible tall. Dressed in black, a long coat that seems to touch the ground. With his face always hidden in the shadows.- We’re being followed - I whisper to Sofia and grab her sleeveShe looks at me, confused.-By whom?-I don’t know him. - I respond and shake my he...

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A human body sitting on the floor of a dark room

Weekly Contest #348

A human body sitting on the floor of a dark room,Gazing at the moonlight reflecting off the furniture,And pondering life and deathAnd survival,On consciousnessAnd what makes us who we areWithout ever reaching an answerWithout ever getting up Why is it that peace only comes in the darkness? Why do the demons fall silent, yet the voices scream?Where can one find something that doesn’t exist? Something that doesn’t want to be found? (A human body sitting on the floor of a dark room) And in darkness there is no form; everything is shadow. It off...

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