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Prose Challenge of the Week #17: You are a superhero. Write a piece about your powers and how you’ve abused them. 50 words minimum, 250 words maximum. The winner will be chosen based on a number of criteria, this includes: fire, form, and creative edge. Number of reads, bookmarks, and shares will also be taken into consideration. The winner will receive $100. When sharing to Twitter, please use the hashtag #ProseChallenge
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One More Day of Excess

Once more,

My spirit is taken over by the need

Unequal in energy,

I look at myself in the mirror

I only see a starved being,

Obligated to satisfy his hunger.

It is a dispute

Between the human side which he held on to,

And another

That gets stronger and more powerful with every breath,

To that which, everyday, is more difficult to say not

One more day of excess,

One more victim...

I can't resist it,

Even with the deafening screams.

Even with the pain their hands cause me.

While they try to hold on to their lives

As I try to take it from them.

I can't deny it,

Because I don't have to will power to stop

Or to debate with her 

About my superpower and need of existence

It is not an event worthy of a front page,

So at the end of this encounter,

I will have one more experience on my list of over indulgences

An experience I will not be able to tell others

Unlike my episodes about my battles against evil

This is my secret...