Challenge
Prose Challenge of the Week #22: Write about your nightmares. Minimum 10 word - Maximum 250 words. 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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Ireland
After eons of waiting: his bronze face returns to mine,
Caught off guard,
I falter,
Stumble,
Stutter,
St-st-st-st-stu-u-u-tt-t--ter-ter-ter,
Painful and awkward.
A small frown emits pity,
He turns away,
And I,
Smaller than before,
Fall back into the abyss of his shadow.