Emma West

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“Mourning Doves ” by Emma West

Submitted to Contest #161

** Trigger Warning** substance abuse, foul language.I sink with existential dread and gut wrenching apprehension from the birds chirping at 7am. The birds are chirping and my cheek hasn’t even touched my pillow yet. But, with the light of this morning I must endure the repercussions of yesterday’s morning, and the mornings before that. Including the reverberating laughter, as well as, the gut wrenching sobs ripped straight from the soft part of my underbelly.The birds are chirping and I'm relearning how to hate myself.They’d sing a melo...

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