50-WORD MICROFICTION

People in Cages

(Thrifty Words) Theme Challenge #3

GB Rogut
The Bad Influence
Published in
1 min readSep 16, 2020

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You’re right to fear them.

They, the people who go across the fence — it’s not a wall yet. Round them up; make sure they never bear life. You don’t want more of them running around your land, do you?

Even better, keep them in cages and throw away the key.

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GB Rogut
The Bad Influence

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