Makeda Grant
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I have the words. I have the ideas. It’s just hard for me to put pen to paper sometimes. I have a story to tell and hopefully I can get it out amongst others like me.
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The Rings
The Rings The sun rose slowly and begin to peak through the window blinds. Its beautiful hue may have been the reason I rose but honestly it was to see if you were dead yet. A blessing that I hope for every time I wake from a dream. As I slowly opened my eyes, I could see the light hitting my prized statues on the dresser. I reclosed them because I knew that once again God had forsaken me by allowing me to wake another day. The disappointment, as usual, was palpable. I need to get my bearings these days before I move. Lately I’ve experienced dizziness and the chances of me falling and breaking a hip is high for my age. I miss the days when I could just bounce out of bed, alas that hasn’t been possible for many decades. The birds are chirping next to the window because HE decided that it would be nice for the bird feeder to be right outside our window. I can feel my mouth curling into that familiar look of disgust. I run my bony thin fingers through my thinning hair and stop as I feel some of the hair pull away in my hand. I really hate this feeling of despair that begins to build in my chest. It is so frequent with its intensity that I have to pause just to fully allow it to leave my body. Don’t let anyone tell you that growing old is graceful or enlightening. It is pain and torture.
By Makeda Grant5 years ago in Fiction
Endings
Journal entry 1: August 12 2021 I was asked to write my thoughts on paper, to tell how everything started and how I got to this place. As I write this entry I am sitting in a field of flowers with the others. We are all waiting on The Executioner to awaken so that we can begin our next journey. I’m nervous but excited. Being chosen is such an amazing feeling that I just want to shout. This is my story about how I became the last of my kind.
By Makeda Grant5 years ago in Fiction
