Devils and Halos
Warming up for Halloween by Mashing bestselling book titles for a bit of poetic 20 word Friday flash fiction!
The last devil to die
Was an angel maker
Deceitful deeds
With divine consequence
Conscience curled tightly
In his fist
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This excerpt really captures the tension between good and evil, showing how complicated the relationship is between angels and demons. The idea of an "angel maker" becoming a devil hints at how even those with good intentions can get caught up in deceit, reflecting the duality of human nature. The line about a "conscience curled tightly in his fist" gives off a feeling of inner struggle, like morality is being pushed down or controlled. It makes you think about how our intentions can lead to unexpected—and sometimes heavy—consequences. Overall, it highlights that messy dance of light and dark that we all have within us.
Ha ha thanks for your poem Nigel. Yeah the book titles thing is a nice little quirky way to get out of the writer's block rut. I might post another tomorrow. Cheers for reading and for everyone else who has too I'll hop over and read your work
Empty Coffin
Graveyard robbers come
Fresh to cut
Bodies for science
Good prices paid.
Like your idea of mashing up book titles Ruth😈
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Ruth O'Reilly
Tue 24th Sep 2024 12:48
Thank you so much Eduardo for reading my piece and for your wonderful interpretation of my poem. Your analysis was pretty impressive and I'm really grateful that you took time to ponder the piece 🙏🏼