A Missing Sense

Write a story based on the main character has woke up missing one of the 5 senses

Include the following words:

Piracy

Parking

Seashell

Selfish

Adjustment

Lax

Slumber

Fragrance

Saltine

Tophat

Battered and bruised from an unexpected invite to the murkiness of the underground piracy of literary theft and a second night of irrelevant, insignificant copulation and dissipated behaviour she arose with regret from her slumber where in cloud cuckoo land her responsibility was mingling with the ugliness of the rich, parking the gas guzzlers and the over polished eighteen-wheelers whilst donning a tophat not too dissimilar to that of the mad hatter. Lax and being selfish she wanted to stay wrapped in the fragrance of the night. There was no smell and a panicked face reflected in the mirror. A longing for food and an unusual craving for saltine crackers she made an adjustment to her hair securing a ponytail ensuring a picture of cleaness. Despite convincing herself that the sex had been meaningless, she had embraced and savored the smell of the sheets and the ongoing frustration of the unrequited love that haunted her. This sensation was lost and despite still having sight, touch, hearing and taste she hoped the loss was temporary and the torment would cease. Picking up the seashell from her mantle and placing it to her ear her concern of this lack of smell disappeared if only in the interim with the comforting sound of the sea.

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I love to lie in bed with the window open and listen to the rain and the wind. I love the way snow feel on my tongue when I stick it out to catch the snowflakes. I find poetry a way of expression and reading a way to get lost in another time. I find I am drawn to artistic, unique, honest, genuine people. I like different, I am not materialistic, I am not a millionaire or by any means wealthy but I am in rich in so many other ways. I don't understand people who hunt animals for pleasure. I am an animal lover and humanitarian. Connecting with other people is inspiring, listening to their stories, helping the less fortunate, caring, hugging, understanding and giving a little of my time. A simple act of kindness could be a life changer for a person in need of that connection.

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