Somebody Else's Shoes
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Last published Mon, Mar 21, 2022
The moment I slid both my feet inside the foot wear; a brief period when I blinked my lids, I saw the visions of... perspectives that we're never mine. Currently, my eyes are closed. There was a disoriented woman which perspective I convey, a disturbed man, distant voices, dim lit household, quiet neighborhood, wooden figure. I am trying to connect the dots of what triggered those disturbing scenarios. "Hurry, find the...find ...cadaver. Save it!...please!" Only my running was making a noise as I ran outside as far as I could, panting.
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