Smillew (@smillew): "Oh! You saw the splinters. Good. Let me help. Sharp pieces of wood dig under my nails. Flashbacks of bloody nights take over. Torture signals ride my nervous system and implode in my brain. But instead of losing consciousness, I exhale it. The pain takes shape in the room. "…"

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Smillew Dec 26, 2023

Oh! You saw the splinters. Good. Let me help.

Sharp pieces of wood dig under my nails. Flashbacks of bloody nights take over. Torture signals ride my nervous system and implode in my brain. But instead of losing consciousness, I exhale it.

The pain takes shape in the room.

"Sis?"

Debdutta Pal

Dec 26, 2023

As I struggle against the rope, a memory sears in, blinding my corneas. They did the same thing to my sister in 2005. One day she was her grunge self, and the next a bot.

I was confused and hated her viscerally.

Splinters on the wooden edges give me hope.

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Dec 26, 2023

8:14 PM

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