Category: tutto e niente

Flash Fiction, Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

intolerable

Tina Stewart Brakebill

the curtain rises

born with intuitive grace

we bask in the show

then tears build a wall

and days unfurl into years

the party grows old

till a new moon shines

nothing left (or right) to chance

toss the dice once more 

in the hush we feign

betting on the hand of fate

to change destiny

but stripped to the bone

the curtain of darkness falls

a shroud for the shame

still the day begins

a trick of light and shadow

burning umber sky   

an unwary smile

a mask we still wear each day

hiding our true face  

intolerable

Weekly-Challenge19

Thanks to Carrot Ranch 99 Word Story Challenge for the inspiration to try something a bit different for me- a narrative poem of sorts.

Flash Fiction, tutto e niente

letting go

Tina Stewart Brakebill

“Well, that’s that,” Joe said as he reached for my hand. Staying silent, I let the distance between us widen.

Trying again, Joe confidently declared: “It’s the best thing for him.”

“Don’t spew that party line crap at me! This isn’t how things were supposed to go.”

“For heaven’s sake, Lisa, it’s a day cruise for singles! You’re not launching him onto an ice float to die!”

“I’ll be sure to remind you of that when it’s your mum’s turn.”

“What … no … she … hrmph.”

Magnanimous in victory, I grabbed his hand. “I know. Letting go is hard.”

boardwalk-peter-abbeyPHOTO PROMPT © Peter Abbey

Thanks for the photo inspiration to Rochelle’s Friday Fictioners