Challenge
Prose Challenge of the Week #20: Write a three sentence story about desire. 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. When sharing to Twitter, please use the hashtag #ProseChallenge
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The Concluding Desire
With swollen eyes and cold hands she insufferably wept as the nurse confirmed the final directive - do not resuscitate. My heart is crushing me, plastic tubes invading my throat, my lips are cracking, my lungs have been punctured and drained; I am drained. Cardiac arrest and forthwith she inherits my teachings and soul as I slip yearning to awake only through her, my daughter, my love.