Stories tagged “attention”
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Invisible
I sat back down in my seat. My heart was beating fast in my chest. I had on a long sleeve, blue, loose fitting t-shirt and jeans. My hair was up in a pony-tail. I was trying to blend in, but everyone kept looking at me. I was the new girl, and by the l...
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Crystal Light
she sips allowing the tart lemon to cover her tongue. pomegranate asserts itself as she breaths in making its presence known. she blinks & she is back to June 1985. She can smell the crisp grass, she can feel the morning dew that hasn’t quite dri...
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Attention
He cried out for attention, and was rebuffed. He was told that his voice wasn’t important, that he should just give it up. It wasn’t like he could ever hope to accomplish anything anyways. He cried out for attention, and was immediately and...
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Would it Kill You?
Would it kill you… to say those three words to me, to tell me I’m beautiful, to tell me you can’t live without me? Would it kill you… to make an effort, to try harder, because you said you will? Would it kill you… to write...
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This Is Not Me.

It’s funny, the ways I find to pass the time. But what have I become? I’ve become someone something not me. And I’m not proud of it. But at the same time, I am; Attention enfolds me. Kisses smother me, suffocate me. Breath warm on my ...