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Doppelgänger
The body I was looking at was some sort of illusion.
It looked like you but theres no way.

S.L. McKinley
Aug 10, 20242 min read
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My Letter of Love
I just ask that you take my hand and never let go.
Forgive my wrong and love my right.
S.L. McKinley
Jul 25, 20242 min read
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Lost In The Digital Age
The rain never stops here. It falls in a steady, cold rhythm, washing the city streets in a bleak, gray drizzle. The towers rise high...
S.L. McKinley
Jun 24, 20243 min read
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Coffin Dreams
Death is but a cruel dream
S.L. McKinley
Jun 14, 20241 min read
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Fate Finds Us All
I find myself at the gates, begging for entry.
S.L. McKinley
May 24, 20242 min read
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Mind Games
In the silence of the night, Where shadows weave their tales of terror, A man lies frozen, his breath a shallow whisper, Trapped in the...
S.L. McKinley
May 16, 20243 min read
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Swallowed By The Earth
Echoes left behind in time.
S.L. McKinley
May 8, 20242 min read
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Salvation/Damnation
***A quick short nothingness. I am currently writing an actual short story called The Sin Eater. This has nothing to do with it but...
S.L. McKinley
May 7, 20243 min read
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Tick Tock The Clock Never Stops
Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick The ticking of the clock repeats in my head I cant seem to shake this fucking dread Even when I thought I had...
S.L. McKinley
Apr 13, 20241 min read
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An Unawareness
Ive drifted off and I lost track of time and space of where I am. I dont remember closing my eyes or even laying down to sleep. I dont...
S.L. McKinley
Mar 29, 20245 min read
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Unanswered Ponderings
Is this life where I want to be or where I need to be?
S.L. McKinley
Mar 26, 20243 min read
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Poets Dream ≠ Reality
I was listening to some people talking earlier today and something that one of them said stuck me like a pin prick in the ear. The words...
S.L. McKinley
Mar 23, 20242 min read
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Letter in the Sand.
I don't know if this will find someone's eyes. I don't know if I want it to.
S.L. McKinley
Mar 22, 20246 min read
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Bloody Hands Tell Tales
Israel and Hamas 2023
S.L. McKinley
Oct 28, 202311 min read
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Age Limit
Can’t buy tobacco Can't buy alcohol You can’t even save a few bucks from insurance on a car. But what I can do is: Raise my hand and say...
S.L. McKinley
Sep 19, 20237 min read
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The Labyrinth
Lay down your head and close your eyes Feel what I have to say. Turning the lights off so you are blind to what is to come. Walk into a...
S.L. McKinley
Aug 9, 20233 min read
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We, The Enemy
My friends and I are all hiding our feelings No one wants to be the one who is in need of help. I understand. I do. But Im in need of...
S.L. McKinley
Aug 6, 20231 min read
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Read Me My Rights!
My rights shall not be infringed!
S.L. McKinley
Apr 9, 20238 min read
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Thank Me For My Service
Let me start this off properly and cross my T's and dot my I's so that someone doesn't come at me and try to twist my words to say...
S.L. McKinley
Mar 26, 202312 min read
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Arcane of a Dream
I dreamt a dream so vidid that I awoke in a scare. There were violins and cheese its. Laughs and kisses. Tasting your mouth while you...
S.L. McKinley
Mar 22, 20231 min read
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