Like Broken Glass by Kristi Kisielewski
The alarm goes off, it stings, it pierces my mind, it hurts. It’s too early.
The siren stops, the clock ablaze, but no, that’s only in my mind. Only in my mind. The clock has done its job today, that’s all, it’s just doing its job.
So why do I feel so dreary then, why do I feel so pained? It’s because the clock’s gone back, that’s all, the times have turned. I’m weighed down by sleepiness, pulled into my pillow by desire. No, I can’t, I have to get up or else, I have to get up.
But what is this? It can’t be. A dream, that’s all, it’s just a dream.
The calendar’s wrong, by years and years, the edges blackened, flaking off. My pictures are gone, not gone, but changed. That isn’t me, it can’t be me, that vague face can’t be my own. I won’t believe it, can’t believe that this is the right bedroom. No, it is, it must be right. No, it’s not, it’s all wrong, nothing close to what it was, no sign that it’s the same room that I remember. It’s all right, it’s just a d...
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The siren stops, the clock ablaze, but no, that’s only in my mind. Only in my mind. The clock has done its job today, that’s all, it’s just doing its job.
So why do I feel so dreary then, why do I feel so pained? It’s because the clock’s gone back, that’s all, the times have turned. I’m weighed down by sleepiness, pulled into my pillow by desire. No, I can’t, I have to get up or else, I have to get up.
But what is this? It can’t be. A dream, that’s all, it’s just a dream.
The calendar’s wrong, by years and years, the edges blackened, flaking off. My pictures are gone, not gone, but changed. That isn’t me, it can’t be me, that vague face can’t be my own. I won’t believe it, can’t believe that this is the right bedroom. No, it is, it must be right. No, it’s not, it’s all wrong, nothing close to what it was, no sign that it’s the same room that I remember. It’s all right, it’s just a d...
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Summary: A dream-like journey through a surreal world where a child experiences strange and unsettling sights...
Review: This story takes you on a mysterious and imaginative adventure. The vivid descriptions create a sens...
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