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Aphids on the Underside
(: free write using this line or its reflection, no need to tag me, I will respond and thank you for your creativity in advance :)
Ended May 25, 2024 • 10 Entries • Created by Last
Challenge
Aphids on the Underside
(: free write using this line or its reflection, no need to tag me, I will respond and thank you for your creativity in advance :)
I press you in a book
my oh so perfect rose
only to open it later
and find sap sucking
soft body creatures
eating my words
gobbling pages
giving birth
to winged
females
who fly
in my face
like so much
confetti celebrating
my inability to sustain
a recollection of being loved
Last
Oh the fragments, I like the way the imagery shifts in meanings. Very cleverly sapped @flashgordon Thank you for taking up my challenge prompt :)
flashgordon
Thank you for the challenge @Last