Challenge
Prose Challenge of the Week #31: Write a piece of poetry or prose based on this question: Your walls have ears, what do they hear? 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
Slicing Truth Like Biscuits
I am the mighty wall
you created
to shelter you
from Death climbing
baseboards of your existence.
My ears hearken to the words
of your lost soul.
Your scattered torso parts
are exposed
to my hungry naked eyes.
I hear and touch the drippings
of your notoriety, marching
in a formation of butchered
and shanghaied thoughts.
Your rancid flesh is spewed
by wails of debasement
as cruelty sticks
to my walls like Velcro.
You yell to my corners
but I can only rubberneck
as I unlock your filthy codes
with my listening key
and find your secrets.
A sodden liquor flows
from your reservoir,
adding to my burden,
shoring up
your angry thoughts.
You slice truth
like biscuits to my
gaping mouth,
anchored in my walls,
leading to your tomb
where I can no longer
H E A R Y O U !
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