You, and your black-eyed
holes, nights lied, from my pillow
talk of nothing true.
“How dare you,” I cry.
leave your clouds of crusted white,
on the feathered down.
Twelve moons greased away,
still, you growl in a red mask,
toothpicks pop a heart.
No bones out of meat,
crank my legs like chicken wings,
finger-licking bits.
Loose, goose-pimpled flesh,
slides to the floor under-gowned
leave your eyes, my room.
Photo credit: @wandrnrose7
The picture above, taken by @wandrnrose7 is the prompt for this mornings freewrite. I chose to write a poem of sorts, and if you haven't noticed, employed a five-seven-five, syllables for haiku as a framework for my thoughts/images.
Sorry it's a bit dark because I'm really feeling much lighter than this today--just baby dolls crouched on a metal shelf!
Lurid - vivid - memorable! This:
Twelve moons greased away,
still, you growl in a red mask,
toothpicks pop a heart.
Wow!
My husband at age 5 had a nightmare about a toothpick stabbing an apple. An apple. But after reading this, I see why that image stayed with him for 50+ years and counting!
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Yes, maybe that apple was his little heart?
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Yay, for me!
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OMG! That was crazy scary and now I won't look at a doll the same ever again. I love the haiku idea too.
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Thanks for reading and new prompt :)
Yes, sometimes just picking a form--any one--can be a nice way to write.
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Eeek! That was a bit dark! Did I read correctly that the Dolls ate their Girl!? Creeeepy - I love it!!
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Well, somebody was getting eaten ;) Glad you like it.
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that is dark !! For sure!!! Did you throw your name under the adopt me post? New one coming out soon :)
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Just put the hash tag adopt me, but do I need to post in a particular place? Wasn't sure....
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I post an adopt me post at the Freewrite House. One is going up tomorrow if all goes well. You just write adopt me in the comments...
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