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A Bad Influence

David Hernandez

The light blazed on my skin.
The straps tightened their grip,
making sure my arms and legs remain secured to the table.
A small shadow of a pendulum blade,
swinging back and forth, grew larger as the blade grew closer.

I look to my left,
a niece who seemed like a daughter,
lost her love for me,
especially when I tried to escape,
the blade only a few inches from my stomach.

My eyes growl with resent at the family,
who where never present, since my decision.

I look to my right,
a young girl—the real daughter,
cries for someone she could’ve depended on,
the blade now close to my stomach,
slicing through the flesh.

My eyes smile with satisfaction,
the blade freeing me from my burden.

“How can you believe in something that isn’t real,” she asks.
“It’s there, that’s how I know.”

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