She
written by: Phyllis Souza
In the middle of the night,
the moon disappears from the sky.
There are no clouds or stars.
Like a Zombie on Xanax, she walks.
Owls hoot, dogs howl, and cats hiss.
Walking. Walking. Walking.
She reaches a bridge.
Suddenly,
she jumps.
Spirals down into the abyss.
Meets a handsome fish,
and makes a wish.
She transforms into
a beautiful mermaid.
Swimming. Swimming. Swimming.
She reaches the surface of the water,
and gives thanks to the morning sun.
Phyllis Souza lives in Northern California and is retired from a long real estate career. After taking several on-line writing classes, she started writing flash fiction and short stories. Her stories have been published in Café Lit, Spillwords, Scarlet Leaf, and Friday Flash Fiction.
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