Micah Pirikisi

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“Black Dog” by Micah Pirikisi

Submitted to Contest #252

**Triggers: Physical Violence, Strong Language, and Mental Health.**"I'd win," I'd told them. "You see these scars on my face and my arms? These medals carved into my flesh? I lose to nothing. I give in to nothing. I'd win."Then, I downed my third glass of whiskey. You see, I'd the notion of proving my sturdiness by bringing in this bounty in the dark of night with my eyes crossed. Didn’t think I was using it to cover anything up...“I’m not the green boy I was back then; despair has forgotten the taste of my soul. I’m tougher than my father ...

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I like cats, pastries, and stories.