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February Drabble Challenge: "Love and Hate"
Well, it's Valentine's Day time, so let's get cliche. Write me a prose story in exactly 100 words tying into the theme of love or hate or Valentine's Day. Any genre, but horror has a special place in my heart. Winner gets a pair of George Washingtons, baby. Wanna win? Stick to prose using standard rules of grammar, spelling, and punctuation. I'll choose the winner in early March.
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Love and Hate

We celebrate

Valentine's Day,

remind ourselves

Truth is:

we love

to hate,

to doubt

and berate

the little

spark

of

light

called Life

that resides

in the creases of

our breast-pockets

the mucking card

I speak of course

of the stamped Heart

we pass out

in class

signed From

not Love

because that

would not be

Honest enough

even for us

unblushing liars

who hide

what really matters

to us

Sharps

expertly

concealing

the 13th Trump

the minor or major

Death of whatever

makes us, us

so we embrace

our Cliche

once each year

with nose bouquet

02.15.2024

FebruaryDrabbleLoveAndHateClicheChallenge @Ferryman