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Bella

January 10, 2017

Bella
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Beyond the grille of Bella’s cage, without whispers, they pity and pronounce:

Poor girl, still moves like she’s on a hot tin roof. See, her world’s upside down, uncorrected by her brain.

But inside, Bella is dancing on the ceiling, listening loudly to the experimental beat of her heart. Forever wearing floral onesies and cauliflower shoes, she’s certainly no cat nor knows what’s considered cool.

In their textbooks, the words set out to trace the brain but the typography misses her humanity. While sipping tea, they connect their dots, scheduling Bella for sedation and a lobotomy before her heartsong can end.

— Ahaa Jan

Filed Under: All Stories, Writing Contest - Issue 10

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  1. b. says

    January 10, 2017 at 9:48 am

    Beauty and wonder on opposite sides of the same coin. You’ve captured the picture as and artist and critic with something as simple as pen and paper – congrats.

  2. Ahaa Jan (@AhaaJan) says

    January 10, 2017 at 1:22 pm

    Thank you b for your time and your kind and generous words.

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