Elisa McGinley

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“Powder And Polish” by Elisa McGinley

Submitted to Contest #201

Pushing a thin stream of air between the shining veneer puddy against my natural teeth, I locked my focus on holding a still, neutral expression. From this point onward, even a wrinkle of an exposing smile could crack my face. Emotion had to be drawn internally into a thin digestible wafer; a bite-sized morsel dissolvable in a passing thought. A furrowed brow could warp my shining image; the moistened corner of an eye was a liability. My heart had to match a perfect powdered face held together by glue. My eyes radiated g...

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