Danger You will never be safe – from a tiger’s blood-hungry prowl, from the rage of machinery spitting sparks and tearing in anger at open throttles, from the poor aim of fate, lashing carelessly in a crowd. You can stay at home, behind a five-lever mortice lock and five-star rated anti-viral software, keeping your […]
Dipper – 100 words
Dipper Lake glitters today family SUVs disgorge, sunglasses hunted factor 40 but you know snow-melt currents surge beneath the ducks and under stand-up paddleboarders. Meet shingle, rock, slime. Ankles, shins, thighs astonished by biting surface outraged as you wade on, furious with rock, slime, weeds. Breathe. Kick. Pull. Acknowledge the persistence of life send bubbles […]
Imposter – 100 words
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Caged by a metaphor – 100 words
Caged by a metaphor Hard-baked stone formed by an eruption of fire and fury and petrified by terror A moat of stinking slime patrolled by armoured reptiles with teeth like broken bar-brawl bottles Dense thorn-sharp tangles woven tight protecting soft, pale tenderness as it sleeps its life away A carapace of […]