I never had to compete
Against closed doors and mirrors
Once you had my heart in tow
I could see you more clearer
Nightmares flood my naked mind
Down in the hole sides like glass
Reflecting her face not mine
Her narcissistic ways crashed
© 2012 Michael Yost 4/24
Stones weathered smooth by water and sand
One slips away and falls from your hand
Trying again it slips away from your clasp
Like my bloody heart that’s hard to grasp
The blood from my last piercing’s coat my heart
Watch your fingers I’ll lock tight the gate to start
Your first time was free, now the key you must find
Throwing it into my whirlpool you dive in blind
The end of the whirlpool you fall into bed
Picking up your pen to write what’s in your head
You lay down the pen and yourself back to sleep
Looking for stones weathered smooth as you dream deep
© 2012 Michael Yost 4/15
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Tagged Coating my Heart, Dreaming Deep, Piercing, Slippery, Stones Weathered Smooth, Whirlpool
I was watching the crew painting stripes in a parking lot. They were methodical and aware, I suppose. I suppose I wondered how they do what they do. I’ve been curious to understand exactly how they can get such straight lines. Perhaps you have seen them. They are as straight as you can get.
As I watched them work, there was an instructive moment.
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Whispers bellowing
Promised secrets compromised
Learn nothing’s sacred
© 2012 Michael Yost 4/11
The cacophony of mosquitos surrounded our recruit; never told that perfumed soap drew insects like a moth to a flame. That morning she went to the river and took a bath without soap.
© 2012 Michael Yost 4/08
http://www.trifectawritingchallenge.com/
The 33-word stories are fun to read, but we wanted to give you a bit more leeway this weekend. The challenge is to write a response that is between 33 and 333 words long and uses the words listed below. Use the words however you wish, but make sure that all three appear in your response. Oh, and they must appear in order.
Good luck!
cacophony
soap
insects
Christ died for our sins
He died and raised from the grave
Witnessed five times
Risen from the grip of death
We preach so you can believe
© 2012 Michael Yost 4/08
I hope this inspires you to check
the scripture for yourself.
This is not supposed to replace
the Word of God; it’s only my
interpretation.
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Interpretations.
