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Prose Challenge of the Week #53: Write about manipulation. The winner will be chosen based on a number of criteria, this includes: fire, form, and creative edge. Number of reads, bookmarks, and shares will also be taken into consideration. The winner will receive $100 and will be placed first on our Spotlight page and the runner-up will receive 1000 coins. When sharing to social media, please use the hashtag #ProseChallenge #getlit #itslit
Cover image for post Diamond in the Rough, by sandflea68

Diamond in the Rough

Bejeweled goddess

           whispers falsehoods

           dancing alone

           in pale moonlight of deceit.

Shadowed illusion

           of smoke and mirrors

           wields manipulation

           through diamond cut lenses.

Stars of dark sparkled skies

           reflect facets of evil therein.

           Desperate cry for help

           dazzles jeweled bark thoughts.

Clarity of diamond shape

           broken without worth

           it's all that’s left – a diamond

           in the rough cutting away.

Wanderlust of dreams

           sequences intoxicated by

           her imperfections.

           stone cold and crooked.

Twisted darkness

           lit by fake gleam of clarity

           prisms lighting the truth

           then collapsing in paste.

My hands quake

           with wavering strokes

           senseless seduction

           of hostile spirits.

Her mission to destroy

           flickers from a barren zone

           an ambiguity within artifice

            deceives and seduces -

            a pebble strewn path.

Dark destiny

            hidden under cloak

            a princess cut gem

            manipulating illusions.

My twisted reflection –

           one last mad glimmer

           under cobalt sky eyes

           jewel encrusted pain.