Desperate to Find, Desperate to be Found

by THX 0477

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Perhaps for the first time, perhaps for the hundredth time, you hear the bells. There is something in their ringing, their monotone singing. Is that something salvation? Or are they merely tolling your doom?

You stagger towards the sound, intent on finding one or the other. Christmas be damned, you’re ready for an end now, whether its an end to ‘chasing the dragon’, or an end to your misbegotten life. You couldn’t care less. Or maybe you couldn’t care more. The swirling concoction of ups and downs in your brain won’t let you decide.

You’ve stumbled across two streets and through three alleys, all stinking of the life you now lead, to find the church, St. Matthew’s. You snicker at the coincidence and then retch into the gutter, envying your vomitus’ exodus from your existence. The bells go silent.

The sun creeps over the cityscape and scours the avenues and byways with probing fingers of light. Desperate to be found you lurch into a beam and fall to the concrete. Who will find you now?

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Comments

  1. Desperate to Find, Desperate to be Found

    nesdil's Buddy Icon nesdil

    Posted 7 months ago

    wow.. i love this..its really mysterious..great message too..
    lov4evr

  2. Desperate to Find, Desperate to be Found

    YodaOnCrack's Buddy Icon YodaOnCrack

    Posted 7 months ago

    Awesome sequel – love the perspective and it moves the story along. Thanks for writing this – great stuff! – Yoda LoA

  3. Desperate to Find, Desperate to be Found

    YodaOnCrack's Buddy Icon YodaOnCrack

    Posted 7 months ago

    Great title too. You really have talent.

  4. Desperate to Find, Desperate to be Found

    someday_93's Buddy Icon someday_93

    Posted 7 months ago

    Amazing sequel. I think it really fit with the first story…I really like this. Really, really. It’s…I don’t know the right word, even. Ugh…we’ll just go with awesome. If I think of that word, I’ll come back…
    ~
    5 stars

  5. Desperate to Find, Desperate to be Found

    YodaOnCrack's Buddy Icon YodaOnCrack

    Posted 7 months ago

    At the danger of “lurching close to cheesy”, as you put it before, I wrote a sequel to the story that sequels this one. I walked right up to the line of cheesiness and took at least one step back (I hope) – again, great effort here. Loved this! – Yoda LoA

  6. Desperate to Find, Desperate to be Found

    Jenunique's Buddy Icon Jenunique

    Posted 7 months ago

    All hail the Grand Awesome Marshall! (I should wear a funny little hat when I say that!) Anyhoo, Great job!!

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