Stories tagged “hatred”
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Speeding
Jim raced down the expressway, as he often did after a draining day at the grind. He mentally gave the finger to his workplace, his daily prison, as he glared at it in his rearview mirror. No more paper to push, no more lines to color in, just him and ...
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Hardtack and Brittle Bones
“Hey you boy!” a gruff voice shouted to my slumped, tired back. I choked on the hard bread they had given me, as I slowly turned around to face the owner of the voice. A tall man stood about five feet from where I was slouched, a thin-lipped grim...
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The Man Behind The Mask
You are just another tattoo Staining the arm of God There is no justice, no future. When you’ve walked alone and blind. Forget about what you think you know. Forget about what you think I know. Because what we know.. Is that one thing we can neve...
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Wind Chimes
I hate wind chimes. I remember sitting on Grandma’s porch with her everyday, talking, waiting for Jim the mailman, watching people as they walk down our alley. There were always wind chimes. I could hear them, and until I grew up and actually sta...
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The Orphanage 1 (edited ficlet)
The room they were in was very dark, with the only light coming from one small candle at night, and a little window in the day. These children residing in this small, filthy, empty room were orphans, controlled by him. He was the owner of the orphanag...
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Fearing Evil Insubstantial
Surrounded by obscure illusions, We cloud our minds with vague delusions ’Til passing fate becomes certain truth And deceitful lies mar golden youth; By lashing out, we take the bait, Become life’s sin, and seal our fate. Manipulation and deceit La...
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Wrong!
High school is like the ocean. There are so many different life forms that you lose track of some. I’m that fish that no one can or wants to find. My existance in my school is only known through a student identification number and, believe it or ...
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Winner
Come at me with your accusations, with your negativity. Facts will win. Positivity will win. Keep it up, try to keep the attention away, away from your lies and mistakes. People will still see what you have done. People will still remember. Still wonde...