Stories tagged “face”
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Recognizable Face (avatar)
Yeah, that’s me. I was having a good hair day. I took several pictures until I got the angle, the smile, and the lighting just right. It’s how I want to be seen. ______________________________________________________________________ I had b...
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Means Something
I take it. I take it. I take it. Like it doesn’t mean anything. Well, you know what? It means something. I can’t laugh it off Fake smile my way through the night It means something To the mailman delivering sent gifts To the slamming door a...
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Continued...
As my foot rises, it falls back down to the floor beneath it; I know I am at the top of the stairs. I open my eyes and, with some effort, finally get my hand to detach from the railing. My eyes scan the catwalk, finding another grey door at the other e...
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Violating Expectations pt. 2
Kara awoke in a wave of pain. Her face hurt. Groaning, she tried to open her eyes. It was a partial success. Everything was out of focus and tinged with red. An ambient buzzing sound annoyed her. Gradually she became aware that the noise came from the ...
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Without
At first it’s just a flicker. She blinks to make sure she saw correctly, but her mouth is there in the mirror and she gives herself a preparatory smile. It looks good. She walks through the day on the safe road that she has paved for herself with...
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sO dArLiNg i hAVe tO eAt tHeM
“They eat your face,” I said. “Everyone knows that.” “They’re just little creatures, with wings ‘n such. They won’t hurt me.” I threw my arm in front of the doorway, blocking him from leaving. ̶...
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Toxic.
I shouldn’t be okay with this, but somehow I’m carefree; Reckless, raunchy, wearing down- We’re toxic, you and me. Like poison winding through your veins I’m acid, cold and slow. A venom meant to take your life I’m cancer ...