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The Familiar Place

April 19, 2023
By Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
103 articles 7 photos 1824 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)


Once I woke up in a familiar place
but I could not figure out where it was
The escalator began picking up the pace
and I noticed I was sliding through all my photos

My escalator of the camera roll came to a stop
And I began to look around for people
Through a portal, I did hop
And was inside a building reddish-orange and purple

A youthful gorgeous girl's photo was in front of a door
And man was she perfect, her curves, her eye
I opened it to say 'hi' and my jaw dropped to the floor
Inside was a middle-aged woman, and life was indeed a lie

I jumped through the portal into a yellow haunted house (maybe)
But, all that was inside were people with dog features
and animated characters and others smiling with glee
And there were some weird-looking inhumanly humane creatures

The portal took me to a pink building on fire next
And I had a match in my hands. I had to escape
I opened a door with a picture of a guy that looked like my ex
It was my ex. Both our matches caused a fire. But, he was fake.

I ran into a green-white lift that went fast and high
And its buttons turned into mobile numbers
I pushed a random button not wanting to die
It was my late cousin's, he's probably in the embers

I let out a scream that I thought would be my last
But things are not as bad as they seem
I closed my eyes tightly and opened them fast
And this was all just a stupid dream


The author's comments:

This is, sort of based on a weird dream I had recently.


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Afra ELITE said...
on Oct. 23 2023 at 12:13 pm
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
103 articles 7 photos 1824 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

@TheRareBreed
True...It's been a very very long time...
I am well...Hope you are too...
Happy to see a comment from you after logging into this to post after a while of not posting...

on Aug. 27 2023 at 4:48 pm
TheRareBreed PLATINUM, Lambertville, Michigan
43 articles 0 photos 60 comments

Favorite Quote:
“The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." I guess that means we're just products of whoever made us and we don't have much control. The thing is, when people use that phrase, they ignore the most critical part: the falling. Within the logic of that saying, the apple falls every single time. Not falling isn't an option. So, if the apple has to fall, the most important question in my mind is what happens to it upon hitting the ground? Does it touch down with barely a scratch? Or does it smash on impact? Two vastly different fates. When you think about it, who cares about its proximity to the tree or what type of tree spawned it? What really makes all the difference, then, is how we land.”<br /> ― Val Emmich, Dear Evan Hansen

Been a long time Afra. I've been keeping up with your work. hope your well friendorino