Challenge
Prose Challenge of the Week #27: Write a piece of micropoetry using the following word to inspire: “Farcical.” 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 hashtags #ProseChallenge & #Micropoetry
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Tabooed nudity of the father
Breakfast's served, myrtles, porridge, taste.
Robed, attentive dad preparing hot chocolate.
Unnoticed sleeve-flame encounter,
I SCREAM.
Robe is flung on floor.
His body, unharmed.
Unlike (I thought) my child's eyes.