I’m taking these pills, my doctor says they are great for memory problems. I can’t remember how many people I’ve killed these last 10 years.
Hands
I felt the hands inside my pocket scratching my belly while I gazed the sunset alone. Those were not my hands.
Scientific Breakthrough
The greatest scientific breakthrough since the splitting of the atom. Too bad there’s no one around to talk about it anymore.
Seeing Double
They say a man sees his entire life in front of him the moment he experiences a near-death situation. That’s bullshit – I just saw myself on the floor in a pool of my own blood being repeatedly stabbed by my insane mother.
I Do
I was waiting for him to say the words in front of the crowd in and in front of the priest. As he opened his lips, his rotting jaw fell off and his decaying body collapsed on my silky, white wedding dress.
I Do
I was waiting for him to say the words in front of the crowd in and in front of the priest. As he opened his lips, his rotting jaw fell off and his decaying body collapsed on my silky, white wedding dress.
Fare Thee Well
I was astounded how quickly the night was engulfing me, the darkness quickly creeping in around me and drops of acid rain fall on my shoulders and the stench from the drifting wind was unbearable.
Then I remembered it was lunch time, and my master – a giant – had nothing left to eat for today.
Sequence
I was about to hug my wife and daughter from behind that I haven’t seen for some time due to work. I occurred to me when I walked through them that they were looking at my mangled, lifeless body in intense horror that I had just died.
Torture
The men I used to call friends forcibly poured the last liter of water down my throat. As Alaric – my best friend – was about to hit my stomach for the last blow, he murmured “Better you than me dude; sorry”.
Lost Pearls
My teenage daughter came running to me this evening, yelling about some silly bracelet she seemed to have lost. I didn’t know what she was talking about until she described the thing: A simple string of pearls. Oh, I thought as it slowly came back. It’s the one she wore on her wrist–when she was buried.
Money Machine
The magical money machine was, expectedly, a hit. However, when the masses came running, the most interesting remark was not “Wow!” or “Yippee!” or “My turn!” — but, “Well, what do we do now?”
The I’s
Our wide-open eyes saw only the same empty pair looking back. Blindly, we devolved.
Just Breathe
Loyal but empty, she sat slumped in the hospital’s chair and watched her mother slip away. For the first time she could remember, she felt like she could finally breathe.
Home Is Where The Heart Is
The house was destroyed, but when I saw your smile I knew that I was home.
There Once Was an Ant
There once was an ant who lived underground, who all day long just hauled the food that he’d found. But once in a while from his place in the line, he’d catch the Queen’s eye and she’d smile, every time.
There Once Was an Ant
There once was an ant who lived underground, who all day long just hauled the food that he’d found. But once in a while from his place in the line, he’d catch the Queen’s eye and she’d smile, every time.
Her Big Day
Her whole life had been leading up to this day, this moment, at the front of the church. With all eyes on her, she looked perfect in her dress, her shoes and her coffin.
The kid
Everytime I visited my grandpa’s grave I saw this little girl playing in the cementary. One day i asked: ¿Aren’t you scare to be playing here all alone? She looked back at me and said “No, when I was alive I used to”
Children’s intuition
It was the third night in a row my infant son woke up crying in the middle of the night. As I picked him up from his crib and noticed the sheer look of terror on his face, he quickly turned and pointed toward the empty nursing chair in the corner. It started to rock.
Not yet!
I was shouting: “I am still alive!” but the pathologist could not hear my muffled voice.