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9-1-1, I'd Like to Report a Murder

I killed me

By R.C. TaylorPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
9-1-1, I'd Like to Report a Murder
Photo by Zoltan Tasi on Unsplash

On a gloomy, muddy Saturday in March, I killed my insecurities

because they reminded me of false, idyllic authority

and, like swollen rainclouds, the hold they had over me was released.

And instead of continuing to feed my misguided heart to the beast

I Became, blossomed like a lotus, and let my doubts fade into obscurity.

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About the Creator

R.C. Taylor

I write to invoke, to process, to honor, to resurrect, and—sometimes—to grieve but, above all, I write to be free.

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