R1, G33, Action, "Runaway" |
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Reeba
Newbie Joined: 14 May 2022 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 10 |
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Posted: 14 May 2022 at 11:20am |
Runaway Her text breaks months of silence: “Dn worry . . . prophet chose me 4 wife.” Gives my map another blue dot to chase. I roll over the border by moonlight. Lethal powder dry. Midday, I spot her. Still 14. Bonneted. Cowbell ‘round neck. Footing to dusty shacks, I beg the sky she'll want saving. Porcine prophet blocks my path. Brothers strapped. Sisters silent. Her seedling voice, “Marriage . . . eternal commitment.” “Brought your dowry.” Three-gun chaperone to my rig. Prophet shadow uncast, her chin dimples. I pour brothers water, slice a powdery lemon. They stagger. I leave a dust storm, not my daughter. |
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Duckman5000
NYC Midnight Groupie Joined: 20 Oct 2021 Location: Massachusetts Status: Offline Points: 211 |
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Congrats on a great story. Very vivid and complete. Good luck on round 2.
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Reeba
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Thank you for the kind words, fellow lemon-slicer! I see both our stories involve an afternoon with guns in it (aside from the lemons and the committing). Love the "twist" of humor in yours.
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