The Man in the moon

Zach // Paige Denim

Bruise

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I awoke this morning to find a large bruise

on my left arm, but unable to explain how

it got there I dismissed it as one of those

things, and didn’t think about it again—

until just now, when I noticed it in the mirror.

The shape of a hand has become clearly

defined, and the way in which the black

and purple fingers wrap around my arm

it’s as though someone tried to shake me

awake in the night—but, there is no one

else here. And, after laying my hand on

the bruise, it is clear the bruise is not

self-inflicted as it is an imprint made by

a left hand. Now, in a religious sense

I am not someone who believes in angels

and demons; and, as much as I like the

idea of vampires and werewolves, I don’t

think I was visited by one last night.

However, it does appear that while I slept