Challenge
Prose Challenge of the Week #24: Using a minimum word count of 10, maximum word count of 250, Write a piece about GREED. 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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Greed
/grēd/
noun
1. The world calls to me, it draws me in with whispered promises of happiness and wealth, just one more it promises… just ten more
a. Drinking up tears like they would turn to pearls in your mouth, grimacing when they dissolved on your lips. Salty kisses no substitute for a mouthful of pearls.
b. A touch, rough and demanding they turn to gold, furious when their skin refuses to harden under closed fists. Flushed skin can’t compare to the weight of your soul in gold.
c. A hushed promise of 30 silver pieces for the man you love, raging when they slip through the holes in your hand. A world of kisses can’t compare to knowing it will be the last to grace his cheek.