Challenge
Prose Challenge of the Week #31: Write a piece of poetry or prose based on this question: Your walls have ears, what do they hear? 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
Sponges and Plaster
these walls collect sound
in the plaster,
storing echoes as secrets
that leak out slow
over time like the
dust of tears in the dark
and the lies I tell myself
before giving up on the day,
the strain in my voice,
when I remember words
I wish I'd kept as they
cast a shadow over conscience,
these walls know the ghost
of me, though
I have a hammer, and
the urge to deafen,
a paintbrush and the desire
to suffocate.