you lied, christopher columbus.

abigailswallow
Author: abigailswallow
Word Count: 256
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you lied, christopher columbus.

your goodness is so unreal.

you lied, christopher columbus. belongs to the following groups:

All Out Emotion, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, in-between and Young enthusiasts

roads are always longer when you hate everyone.

i can’t believe you, he spits. you really don’t know where we are? damn it.
he runs his fingers through his hair because he thinks he’s better looking when he’s angry. i don’t tell him to steer, i really don’t care. it’s easier that way.
the air is blasting because it’s hot, dry heat and the paint is cracking, my skin is cracking. he pounds the steering wheel with an empty fist and i turn all the vents toward him. he spits, he coughs.
fuck it.
he speeds up.
the sun hates us. it tells us so in one million ways, in all its flaming dying tragic glory. the violence of our youth has caught up, lord love us. my eyes stream with the wind being so very harsh, it hates us too. beat me up, i don’t care. the pain comes with facing it straight, but i’ve never felt more alive, i’ve never felt so much like dying. i need the concrete.
i look at his face as it grows harder harder harder.
i open the door.
he speeds up.
how could i even look at you? he spits again. again again.
i am the catalyst, i murmur, watching the ground below me and my ears are filled with the roaring of lions and the beating of wings. i untie my shoes because god is on my side. i can outrun anything anyone everyone forever.
forever.

  • evilpigeon

    evilpigeon

    this is beauitful. its very unique the way it’s written, i like it, a lot.

  • Cody Grimsrud

    Cody Grimsrud

    this is so powerful.
    i love the emotion in it.
    it’s so ...wow.

  • Rex Inkpen

    Rex Inkpen

    you had me in the back seat there, watching this brutal story unfold. absolutely mesmerising dark, unhinged madness.

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