Challenge
Prose Challenge of the Week #25: Write a piece about cowardice. Minimum 10 words - Maximum 250 words. 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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The Coward
When lightning strikes
You lock the door
She tries to run
You grease the floor
Your clumsy flirting
Fails to score
And so you call her
"Little whore"
She's chaste - You're evil
Incarnate
You know of nothing
But to hate.
Your bloody hands
Leave crimson brands
Upon the things
That you "command"
Your problem's
Simple cowardice.
When peeped
You preen
And take the piss
Heads up...
The World
Is watching you
We're wise
To all the dirt you do-
A fearful man
Without a clue
Whose lies give way
To what is true
[Image cropped from watercolor by Kim Boettcher-Knuth @kimconnections on Instagram]