One Of Us

Hey, you!

Have you ever thought about your ability to sight colour?

To be able to see the yellow line marking on the train station.

To be able to see the green signage that shows the track and the departure time.

To be able to see the silver vehicle that will bring you to your wished destination.

To be able to see the brown from the leather where you will be seated for the next three hours.

To be able to see the bright blue sky out of the window.

To be able to see the black sleeveless dress that the lady beside you are wearing.

To be able to see the pink lipstick on her thick, pouty lips.

Or did you take your eyesight for granted?

Oh, please don't.

Because unlike us, you are not a hideous thing.

And when you become a creature like us, you will start to regret those days when you can enjoy all the colours in the world.

But, today, let us ask one personal question.

Have you ever thought about the most appetizing shade of colour?

For us, it is red and pink.

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Hey, you!

Have you ever thought about your ability to hear noises?

To be able to listen to the friction between the wheels and the railing of the train.

To be able to listen to the conversation of the elder women sitting behind you.

To be able to listen to the crying sound of a baby at the end of the carriage.

To be able to listen to the announcement of the next stop of the train.

To be able to listen to the rattle of the handles on the ceiling that bump against each other when the vehicle come to a stop.

To be able to listen to the sniffle coming from the lady beside you after her quick phone call.

To be able to listen to her voice that tells you about her ex, whom she was about to visit, yet just made her heart shatters.

Or did you take your hearing for granted?

Oh, please don't.

Because unlike us, you have no malice.

And when you become a creature like us, you will start to regret those days when you can hear all sorts of noise.

But, today, let us ask one personal question.

Have you ever thought about the most pleasant sound heard?

For us, it is when someone screams for their life.

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Hey, you!

Have you ever thought about your ability to smell odour?

To be able to smell the smokes coming out of the train when you climb down from it.

To be able to smell the sweat of people as they surround you in a queue to go out of the station.

To be able to smell the fresh air when you reach the centre of the city.

To be able to smell the coffee beans that are just roasted as you enter the coffee shop nearby.

To be able to smell the stench from the dumpster in the dark alleyway, not too far away from the coffee shop.

To be able to smell the perfume that attaches itself onto the lady in the black sleeveless dress who has been accompanying you for the day.

To be able to smell the pungent liquid gushing out from her body.

Or did you take it for granted?

Oh, please don't.

Because unlike us, you are not violent being.

And when you become a creature like us, you will start to regret those days when you can sniff all the odours around you.

But, today, let us ask one personal question.

Have you ever thought about most dizzying smell a human can make?

For us, it is the smell of the blood pouring all over us.

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Hey, you!

Have you ever thought about your ability to feel the texture?

To be able to feel the smoothness of a cotton white shirt that you are wearing.

To be able to feel the hardness of the concrete road where you place your knees on, towering over the lady.

To be able to feel the prickliness of the zipper of the suitcase that you have dragged the whole day. 

To be able to feel the sharpness of the hammer that you always bring every time you travel.

To be able to feel the tough friction when the hammer pierces through the bones and joints.

To be able to feel the softness of a woman’s flesh, especially the thigh.

To be able to feel the stickiness of that red-coloured bodily fluid that continuously flow.

Or did you take it for granted?

Oh, please don't.

Because unlike us, you are not bloodthirsty.

And when you become a creature like us, you will start to regret those days when you are capable of remembering those sensations in your fingers.

But, today, let us ask one personal question.

Have you ever thought about the greatest texture to feel?

For us, it is the springiness and the chewiness that pierces over our sharp teeth.

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Hey, you!

Have you ever thought about your ability to savour the flavour?

To be able to taste the saltiness of the sweat dripping from the forehead.

To be able to taste the briny taste of the cry that stream down the woman’s cheek.

To be able to taste the tanginess coming from the palm of the lifeless body.

To be able to taste the earthiness of the red liquid that splashes all over your face.

To be able to taste the honey-like taste of the raw flesh that you just cut.

To be able to taste the smokiness of the charcoal that immerses itself into the grilled flesh.

To be able to taste the slightly acidic aftertaste as you swallow the meat.

Or did you take it for granted?

Oh, please don't.

Because unlike us, you are not barbaric.

And when you become a creature like us, you will start to regret those days when you can describe and recognize every single flavour accurately.

But, today, let us ask one personal question.

Have you ever thought about the most flavoursome dish in the world?

For us, it is the taste of human meat.

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Hey, you!

Suitcase in your hand, you head to the station. Buying the ticket, you are ready to flee to the next destination.

With your eyes, you are finding a new target on the station.

With your ears, you are eavesdropping the target’s issues.

With your nose, you are smelling of the target’s blood, mixed with their body odour.

With your hands, you are separating the bones from the target’s body.

With your tongue, you are eating the freshly grilled flesh from your target.

And you repeat that again and again.

Did you take your five senses for granted?

Oh, please don’t.

Because unlike us, you are...

Wait, are you one of us?

Because when you turn into one of us, you will no longer sense anything. You simply want to jump over a human to fill your insatiable hunger.

Because when you turn into one of us, you become simply turn into a hideous, violent, malicious, bloodthirsty, and barbarous creature.

So, today, just one last personal question.

Are you a ghoul like us?

Ah, no need for an answer.

I am sure you are one of us.