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April 14, 2013
What They're Holding Back by ~XsheepandmeeseX is an expert blend of visceral and psychological horror.
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Literature
fumes
the talk
of my
heart
unfurls,
wisps
of smoke
tangled in my voice,
strangled along your chest;
tonight we spend our seconds
deliquescing our desires
i
Literature
Dead Bodies Don't Cry
i.
You are born with twisted feet
and a pockmark on your chest.
Your poor mother is drenched in sweat,
straining to breathe,
thanking God that it's over.
She cradles you in her arms
and kisses your forehead with curved lips.
Your father reaches out to hold you
but has to pause because
your mother will not release you yet.
The family pays a visit,
hovering in awe, praising, laughing.
You look around for someone to blame.
ii.
When you learn to write
you use all the wrong letters
because you feel sorry for the ones
that get left out, like X and Z.
And you wear mismatched clothes
because you don't like the idea that
only certain colors "go t
Literature
I Call Him Compulsion
Three. Four. Five. I like five; it feels complete. Okay, one more time. Six…
Seven. Done.
"How long does it take to get a glass of water?" my husband calls from the living room.
"Sorry, I'm coming." I resist the urge to rinse the glass a few more times. Cleanliness is not a factor—it's the numbers. The completion. The habit. I take a sip of my water and force myself to stop asking if I should just run the water one more time.
I join Sam in the living room and sit in my usual spot: the center recliner. He always lies on the couch to watch TV. It works.
He hits the play button, and we watch ten minutes of reality before the demon
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Little mobius story for you. Bam.
Hope this was grody enough for those of you who are as psychotic as I am~
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It was supposed to be submitted to
for the 'Stuck on Repeat' theme, but I can't submit anymore -.-'''
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(title is supposed to be like "what the dead are holding back")
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Little mobius story for you. Bam.
Hope this was grody enough for those of you who are as psychotic as I am~
-
It was supposed to be submitted to
for the 'Stuck on Repeat' theme, but I can't submit anymore -.-'''-
(title is supposed to be like "what the dead are holding back")
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That was memorizing. I loved it, good job.
You're a really good writer.
You're a really good writer.