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Prose Challenge of the Week #31: Write a piece of poetry or prose based on this question: Your walls have ears, what do they hear? 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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Can Anybody Hear Me?

If my bedroom walls had holes to hear with would they hear my screams when they begin to close in around me?

Would they hear my shallow breathing as I push against them, pleading with a higher power I never believed in for an exit? 

Would they hear my cries as they pressed against my skin, crushing my bones and making my mortality more evident than ever before?

Too soon I know I will grow tired and weak; my hands will go slack and I will quit fighting against the walls that are now pressing against my ears.

Suddenly I'll think that it has been so long since someone has heard me.

I don't know if anyone has ever truly heard my voice. They are always much too distracted with their own whines and wants.

It have been on mute for too long...

My ears are beginning to bleed from the wall's pressure.

All I hear now is radio silence.

Would my walls hear my final sigh as I let go and let be as I allow the shadows to overcome me?