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Suitcase Full of Poems; Everything and Nothing at All

Submitted to Contest #47

Kincade looks at your homework from across the desk, trying to see what you have scribbled down this time; what manic poetry psycho babble you managed to catch on paper today. You are wearing your deeply velvet blazer and you smell like a bonfire. There are still ashes on your pants and your lips are tinted with cold night air. Here you are sitting across the table from each other and looking over the English homework. Except you’re not really looking at the homework. You are still writing your poem. You set your hand to the pen again and ke...

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Who I Left Behind

Submitted to Contest #47

Suitcase in hand, you head to the station. Your head hurts from the pain but your heart needs to heal. Your family stands there with tears in their eyes, begging you not to leave, but they are the reason you are leaving. The bus arrives and you hop on. The first day you eat your snacks and look out the window, not speaking to the other passengers or engaging in their banter. You come to terms with the fear that sits in your belly like a coal in a fire pit. Your fear of being alone ( but you've been alone your whole life, right? ), your fear...

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Hasta La Vista

Submitted to Contest #47

You call after her, begging her to stay, hoping that she will eventually run into your arms.  She always does. Of course you expect that, she could never leave you. She loves you. A bit too much if you ask me.  You force your warm arms around her neck gently to restrain her, as if that could stop her from leaving. She continues packing without a word, stuffing all that is possible into the small purple suitcase.  “Stella, Troy, let’s go.” she croaks out, elbowing you with her sharp little elbows. You groan and let go, bu...

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Forever Yours

Submitted to Contest #47

You know it’s coming. You can feel it building all night. He was in an ugly mood when he came home – bad day at work, but you still hope. Maybe it will pass. Then dinner doesn’t meet with his approval. It’s overcooked, it’s undercooked, it’s spaghetti, and goddammit, she should know that he hates spaghetti. Last week, he loved it, but never mind. You look at your mother’s face and you know. When he throws the baseball mitt at your head because you left it in the yard, you know it’s going to be a really bad night. And it is.    ...

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Destination West

Submitted to Contest #47

It was late afternoon in the Carolinas, and the school group was awaiting a travel bus for their trip out west. All of the 8 leaders were gathering the group of high schoolers to do a head count. Everybody formed a straight line as the bus arrived in the parking lot. Excitement grew over the group as they marched inside the bus to find their seats. Before the bus took off, a couple of the leaders stood in the aisle and commenced with a short spiel. Applause followed from the passengers. Faces were glued to the windows as the bus traveled onw...

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Mission Rebound

Submitted to Contest #47

You are sweating profusely. You know that it is not time to jest. Suitcase in hand, you head to the station. "Argh," you mutter under your breath and check the huge clock on the wall desperately. There are about fifteen minutes left. You screech to a halt on the platform and catch your breath. That was one bumpy ride back then to reach the station. You recall your horrendous morning. You flinch as that alarming phone call swims into your memory. **** "Are you alive over there?" your boss shouted earlier that morning. You remember keeping y...

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A mother's story

Submitted to Contest #47

Everyone was busy walking fast carrying bags in their hands, but you were not walking. You were sitting on the bench with a suitcase at platform number 10. Because that's what the message said so. Your eyes were busy with noticing everyone, and you were fidgeting your fingers nervously. A drop of sweat was forming on your forehead, and your heartbeat was beating fast. The sound of your fingers tapping on the case was going unheard. The five million dollars inside your suitcase was gone unseen. No one noticed you, but you noticed everybody. Y...

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Just when things go right, the Universe dishes this out

Submitted to Contest #47

Just when things go right, the Universe dishes this out(Based on a true life story)Picture this: you're at home, sending a text message to your family to give them the good news. “Hey, Mom! I got hired for Royal Caribbean! Yes!”It's a huge deal. For the past six months you've been studying, tasking tests, taking a three hour bus ride to the nearest big city go to the school and take the classes, and basically not sleeping much while you work two jobs; Two less than mininum wage jobs. And it has been a tough road. And when you think tough, yo...

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Habit

Submitted to Contest #47

You are staring out your window, coffee in hand. You watch the world roll by as your apartment seems to move in slow motion. You slowly sip your coffee like you do every morning as you feel the cool spring breeze brush against your face. The sweet sound of cars zooms by the window as you watch the people go by, you don’t see anything in it other than a bleak moment of distraction.  You are always trying to distract yourself. You are unable to keep yourself entertained these days, you find yourself drifting off instead. You try and find...

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Only the Important Things

Submitted to Contest #47

The package you have been waiting for arrived today. Fingers trembling and heart racing, you open it to find a letter and an extremely small piece of luggage. You sit down to read the letter.Project AresIGNOTUM EST QUAERITIS28 April 2021Ms. Cynthia Kilpecker, 31245800-0WF1752 Rocky Mountain RoadDenver, CO 80202Dear Ms. Kilpecker,We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected to participate in Project Ares. Please report to Ares Headquarters, 4520 East Camelback Way, Phoenix, AZ 85018 on Monday, 15 May 2021 at 08:00 Arizona Time. Pl...

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The White House

Submitted to Contest #47

L -O-V-E , what is it really ? What does it mean really ? you repeated these questions in your head over and over as you sat on this leather couch watching the clock as three men and the supposedly love of your life argue about whats Next, the next step for you. You hear the sound of the clock, tic-tock , tic-tock over The voice of one man dress in all black shout “ Sir, we have to handle the situation” still looking at the clock you laugh in your head, funny — never thought I would be considered a “ situation”. the love of your life, but to...

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Time Commander

Submitted to Contest #47

You know that it's a simulation, but it still bothers you to see the bodies of people and babies lying beneath the rubble. It's all a virtual 3D simulation, but the tragedy still looks real to you. The collapsed building simulation is a possibility of what will happen if you fail your mission. You know that failure is not an option for us. My name is Franklin Delroy. I am your chief commander and you're a new member of my team. You've joined my team of elite soldiers and your job is to stop assassinations and terrorist acts before they happe...

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Socotra Island

Submitted to Contest #47

After hours of searching the internet highway and a pint of 190 proof vodka I decided upon traveling to Socotra Island, Yemen. This appears to be an ideal location for me. It was separated from mainland in Africa more than six million years ago, that remote island looked like the set of a sci-fi film. Socotra’s incredible and unique biodiversity meant that there are plants and trees there not found anywhere else in the world, particularly bizarre are the ancient and twisted dragon’s blood tree and the bulbous bottle tree. I quickly called ...

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The Chronicler

Submitted to Contest #46

The Chronicler tapped the ink-wet quill impatiently against his desk, tiny black speckles adorning his old ceremonial coat, the desk, and the soft hay floor. The Book of Chronicles sat before his sharp nose and twitching whiskers, the pages sparse but for some names, dates and numbers. He gazed unseeingly out the window above his desk. The grass bent in the wind, a few neighbors strolled by. A peaceful day in the Kingdom. His tail twitched in frustration. “Dear? If you’ve not much work, perhaps you could fetch some food from the market?” hi...

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It Only Makes Sense to Us

Submitted to Contest #47

Your eyes have run dry, and your spirit is slowly fading. You play last night's fight over and over again in your head. "I'm done with you. I'm done with your crying, and your screaming, and your indecisiveness, and I'm just done. I tried so hard to make you feel better, all the time, and you just sat there and cried. You go ahead. Run away. I'm staying here, and I'll finally be free of someone like you. But you, you'll never be free of yourself. You'll always look to others for validation and hate yourself and cry but I can't be there to ...

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