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THE WASHINGTON TIMES
“Residents of NoVa Neighborhood Claim Dead Walk Among Them. Authorities Investigate”

THE WASHINGTON POST
“The Archdiocese of Washington Disclaims Knowledge of Local Exorcism”

THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
“CDC Issues Latest Warning on Virus:  Fatal with No Known Cure“

THE DENVER POST
“Local Mother Claims “Zombies Ate My Baby!”

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
“European Union Confirms 1st Case of “Zombie Virus“.

The young woman’s body shifted fitfully in the worn leather of the military Humvee, sleep taking her body by force, unconscious mind taken hostage to wander a nebulous landscape littered with shadows of society collapsed, her moans soft and muffled; Seven, moving closer to his charge, waited patiently for the sun to rise.

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PROMPT #196

The person I see in the mirror is not me. It hurts that I’ve lived with this stranger for so long.

Use the sentence above, or the spirit of it in your piece.

The first thing we usually see in the morning is our face in the bathroom mirror. I’m so used to looking at my face that I seldom pay much attention unless there’s something different about me. That is when I am not paying much attention to what lies beneath the surface.

But there are days when I feel the person I see in the mirror is not the real me. Ifeel that I’ve lived with this stranger for so long, and have not been totally fair to her.

I smile at myself sometimes to see how I look while smiling at others. I make…

The person I see in the mirror is not me.  It hurts that I’ve lived with this stranger for so long.  The face that looks back at me is that of a normal man, but I know I am perverted and I hide my secret in the closet.  I knew that liked dressing up in women’s clothes the day that I walked into my sister’s bedroom and saw her frilly dress hanging up in her closet and I had to try it on.  I knew it was wrong, but I wanted to feel it on my skin, so I took off all of my boy clothes and put her dress on.  I was so frightened that somebody would catch me, but I got away with my deviant behavior and I put her dress back in her closet.  I never had another incident, till after I was married.

My wife and…

Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #170 & Eugenia’s Weekly Prompt – Journey

my life, this winding and criss cross journey
enduring the setbacks nature often offers
forces an accounting of my true self’s mission

while i critiquely reflect within my soul
the revelation – the person i see in the mirror is not me
it hurts that i’ve lived with this stranger for so long

i vow…

no more continuing to plod along how other’s want me
i’ll take the reins now to forge paths more to my liking
my destiny means claiming my glory and being wholly present