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lori ann minor<br />
the Swan lady<br />
***<br />
I saw nothing. All I could hear was demented laughter coming from all<br />
directions with no idea of where I was. They exchanged my blindfold for a<br />
mask and shoved me in a glass cage so hot that it roasted my skin. I started at<br />
my reflection. The most elegant swan face rested upon my own. Strange<br />
voices shouted at me to dance for them as tiny grains of salt rained down and<br />
blistered my flesh. I didn't know what was happening... all I knew was I<br />
needed to obey the orders of my masters. They led me in a parade of people<br />
to watch me dance. To laugh and point as the music played on. My feathers<br />
sprouted from the blisters in my skin. I tried to rip them out, but they<br />
bloomed again and again. I've learned to love it here. I now call this<br />
nightmare my home, and they call me the Swan Lady.<br />
daydream<br />
this longing<br />
for fresh air<br />
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