Grace Stevens

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“Mourning Dove” by Grace Stevens

Submitted to Contest #255

My last fingernail has been ripped off.  I no longer have any fingernails. I’ve somehow found myself stuck in a pit, and like any sane person, I’ve tried my absolute hardest to get myself out. The hours I have spent trying to climb the walls and pry myself out of this pit have been agonising, and every time I feel as if I’ve gotten a grip, I’ve lost a nail.   Sometimes people pass by me and peer into the hole I’m trapped in. Sometimes they laugh as if it’s a game. I picture a game show host or a zookeeper presenting me like enterta...

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