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Pretty Pictures

May 17, 2023
By ziazelman BRONZE, Gates Mills, Ohio
ziazelman BRONZE, Gates Mills, Ohio
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They all wanted to take their pictures. They would travel across the world to see the most magnificent waterfall, the tallest mountain, or a luscious forest. They would not open their eyes to what was past their hotel or what was really in front of them. There were no pictures of the never-ending highway, smog engulfing the beautiful blue air, and the world of concrete. Their real world was not pretty enough. Instead, they lived in a bubble of blues and greens until they needed one more store or one more office building. And whether they realized it or not, soon, it would all be gray.


The author's comments:

This piece is meant to capture the inescapable feeling of seeing everything around you change and not being able to do something real about it. 


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