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Submitted to Contest #319
WARNING FOR DESCRIPTIONS OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE, CHILD ENDANGERMENT, AND THE EFFECTS IT HAS ON MENTAL HEALTH. Reader discretion is advised. Mother always told me that our green thumb runs in the family. I can remember sitting on the back porch steps of our little house off the bayou during a late July afternoon. Mosquitos travel in herds here, our sweat-slick bodies enticing with the promise of sweet, sweet nectar for the low price of eventual doom. As much as I hated the little buggers, it was worth it to fend them off just to get the chance to...
Submitted to Contest #314
Black asphalt scorches at the bottom of soft, sensitive pads belonging to tiny paws, ones that have not yet had the time to build upon the callouses of life. A coyote pup comes to hesitate beside the road as she yelps, her dark eyes glaring warily at the surface that has just betrayed her in a way that she had never even fathomed imaginable.It may only be spring-time in this part of the world, but the harsh rays of an unforgiving Florida Sun are a formidable foe to face no matter the season. A mixture of soft grass, leaves, and dirt that has...
Submitted to Contest #74
10. A crowd has gathered in the early morn. I can see their faces even in the dim lighting, illuminated only by the moon shining overhead. Stars are still scattered across the sky- watching, just as the mob does. They've all gathered here for me. For the end of my show. My brilliant act of life, finally to be snuffed out. I can't say I didn't expect it. 9. I raise my eyes to the heavens- a place I will never be. The rope around my neck is tight, a constant pressure, heavy around my neck like an ornate necklace. Oh, how I long for...
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