Challenge
Challenge of the Month IV: February
The Villain. Some villains may be innately evil. Others may be the product of unfortunate circumstance. Still others may simply be misunderstood - heroes willing to do the unsavory, but ultimately necessary deed. Tell the tale of a villain. Fiction or non-fiction, poetry or Prose. $100 purse to our favorite entry. Outstanding entries will be shared with our publishing partners.
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forever mine.
I captured her soul
in a teeny glass bottle,
knocked it back
to the wall of my throat
and swallowed her whole.
There wasn't much left
of her.
I withered her down
like a naked winter tree;
slowly losing color,
miraculously shedding the leaves
that kept her warm.
My stomach bubbled
as a woman's screech
leaked from my pores.
Petting my cheeks I said,
"You are where you belong,
you are the marrow to my bones!"
My life depended on
poisoning her mind; a social experiment.
Now, here she plays
as an extension to my wicked blood.