Microfiction Day 116 – ‘Open Eyes’

She saw art everywhere she looked.

Because she made a point of looking, turning her eyes skyward and crouching to examine the world beneath her feet.

A slick of hasty graffiti, unfinished by a panicked arm in a flash of blue lights. An impossible flower growing where it shouldn’t. A crack in a building that resembled arms stretching for a roof patchworked with moss. A child with cheeks the colour of strawberry cordial, their breath fogging like sugar-spun clouds.

She saw art everywhere she looked, and it reflected back on to her skin, painting her face with radiant joy.


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2 responses to “Microfiction Day 116 – ‘Open Eyes’”

  1. Justin Smith avatar
    Justin Smith

    This is excellent! One of the best so far!

  2. Bethan avatar
    Bethan

    Agreed!

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