JENNIFER TABASSUM

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“A Sinking Foundation ” by JENNIFER TABASSUM

Submitted to Contest #224

I can’t sleep. I’ve tried everything to keep these three letters from sinking in. From being my reality. I adjusted the thermostat. Up two degrees. Down three. I disturbed the silence until I ended up with sonic dissonance. The whirring of a boxed fan accompanied by the strings of classical music. Outside my window, the inky sky bleeds into the faintest of blues. I curl into the fetal position. I am a babe in womb, a caterpillar in cocoon. The rhythmic words lull me into semiconsciousness. A shiver runs down my spine and my body becomes unfu...

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