VISUAL PROMPT
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Write a story set in a culture where everyone believes crows are a sign of impending death.
Stuck In A Loop on the Wrong Side
A crow, high in the sky
Who’s going to die?
Today, of all days,
When the sun is shining & bright
A giant light; is it a sign?
A sign that it’s time?
Maybe I’m overthinking this
But I have an uneasy feeling
I don’t think today’s going to end well
For anyone…
I can’t ignore a gut feeling
So many times it’s been right
But no one will believe me
Try as I might
Who’s going to believe a little girl?
_She was so young when she died_
I’m just a ghost
To most
I don’t belong here
& yet, here I am
Stuck between worlds
The door is open to the other world
But I can’t seem to get any more than half my body through that opening
There’s always something that won’t fit
& so I stay trapped on this side
The living world
Until I can figure out
Who’s dying today
As this day plays over & over & over again
Maybe this is what they mean when they say
The ghost is stuck here for a reason. Something’s tethering it to the living world
&
_I hope they can rest now_