Here I stand, open to the world.
My heart bursts open
Expelling my grief,
Screaming in outrage,
‘This is unfair’
As I see the body lie beneath my gaze.
He’s gone.
Silenced
Frozen
Unmoving,
Here I stand.
Starkers #Microfiction #Gargleblaster
Tag: Gargleblaster
Sanctuary- #MicroFiction #Gargleblaster
Your eyes looked into mine, gratitude welling up in them as the question hung between us, unspoken.
Stroking the face battered by shrapnel, the angry sea and irreversible loss, I whispered, ‘My land is your home.’
You hugged me.
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Sticks and Stones- #MicroFiction #Gargleblaster
Ryan winced as he tweezed a tiny shard of glass out of his cheek.
“That woman packs a wallop!”
“But, what did you say?” asked an exasperated Nolan.
“Just that the dress made her look like an elephant.
Well, it was grey!”
