| General Fiction posted November 19, 2016 |
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The importance of freedom
Prisoner
by Heather Knight
The Prisoner Contest Winner
I shouldn't be here. I don't deserve it. I look through the bars and see freedom. I see where I want to be.
My life's a series of never-ending days. A chain of boredom tied around my neck.
Fantasies of fleeing fill my mind. What if I could get out? What would I do then? Where would I go? These visions are intoxicating. They're my only reason to live.
And then one day, my dream comes true. The little one has left the door open by accident.
I fly away into the sky...
'Mum! Mum! The canary has escaped!'
I shouldn't be here. I don't deserve it. I look through the bars and see freedom. I see where I want to be.
My life's a series of never-ending days. A chain of boredom tied around my neck.
Fantasies of fleeing fill my mind. What if I could get out? What would I do then? Where would I go? These visions are intoxicating. They're my only reason to live.
And then one day, my dream comes true. The little one has left the door open by accident.
I fly away into the sky...
'Mum! Mum! The canary has escaped!'
My life's a series of never-ending days. A chain of boredom tied around my neck.
Fantasies of fleeing fill my mind. What if I could get out? What would I do then? Where would I go? These visions are intoxicating. They're my only reason to live.
And then one day, my dream comes true. The little one has left the door open by accident.
I fly away into the sky...
'Mum! Mum! The canary has escaped!'
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Writing Prompt In 100 words, or less, write a short story--not necessarily a flash-fiction, though it could be--on the theme/subject/topic of 'prisoner'. It could be literal or metaphoric. |
The Prisoner Contest Winner |
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