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Everlasting Portrayal
by Elizabeth H. Smith
With time stretched thin, she savored tastes of things material; silk and strawberries, the warmth of touch, delicate skies and pale late nights. She walked on soles of fading leather, only so many steps before old flesh would fall apart. Never tread lightly. The words of Father sang in her thoughts.
Though not a prophet, she knew what approached, hid in shadow, unknown to most. Not an end, but a second beginning; a gift for those deserving, curse to those not. Mother and Father prepared her. Long before her time. They lived with truth, hourglass in the open. Their surrogate secret was never withheld.
When the day came, no regrets were spoken.
The dark, furred beast rose, extended its hand.
She stepped forward, took it with grace.
Endless darkness opened its door. She went without restraint, only took one last breath, one last taste, of life above ground.
Fiction © Copyright Elizabeth H. Smith
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com
More About Elizabeth H. Smith:
Elizabeth H. Smith is a storyteller who writes while trying to keep her cat, Luna off the keyboard. The musical group, Rasputina is her muse. She was born in the state of New York and would never feel at home anywhere else.
Through Clouded Eyes: A Zombie’s Point of View
Through Clouded Eyes: A Zombie’s Point of View: a collection of twelve stories told from the Zombie’s perspective.
They’re shambling toward you, feet dragging on the broken roadway. Arms outstretched, faces slack, they move as if they’re tracking your scent on the wind. You want to run, but you know there’s nowhere to hide.
Aware of their insatiable hunger, fear paralyzes you. These things were once human, people someone loved. Is there anything left inside them – some sliver of humanity that may save you from this nightmare? Your mind doesn’t want to accept the inevitable, a single thought consumes you: what are they thinking?
With your chance of escape dwindling, you snap out of it and run like hell knowing there is little to no hope; fate is coming for you. Soon you will see what they see Through Clouded Eyes…
Featuring stories from Maynard Blackoak, Calvin Demmer, Paul M. Feeney, Stacy Fileccia, Trevor Firetog, DH Hanni, Shannon Lawrence, Josh MacLeod, Zachary O’Shea, Neal Privett, Mark Steinwachs, and Alex Woolf
Spreading the Writer's Word 
Very tantalizing and excellent.