Challenge
February Drabble Challenge: "Love and Hate"
Well, it's Valentine's Day time, so let's get cliche. Write me a prose story in exactly 100 words tying into the theme of love or hate or Valentine's Day. Any genre, but horror has a special place in my heart. Winner gets a pair of George Washingtons, baby. Wanna win? Stick to prose using standard rules of grammar, spelling, and punctuation. I'll choose the winner in early March.
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Love and Hate
We celebrate
Valentine's Day,
remind ourselves
Truth is:
we love
to hate,
to doubt
and berate
the little
spark
of
light
called Life
that resides
in the creases of
our breast-pockets
the mucking card
I speak of course
of the stamped Heart
we pass out
in class
signed From
not Love
because that
would not be
Honest enough
even for us
unblushing liars
who hide
what really matters
to us
Sharps
expertly
concealing
the 13th Trump
the minor or major
Death of whatever
makes us, us
so we embrace
our Cliche
once each year
with nose bouquet
02.15.2024
FebruaryDrabbleLoveAndHateClicheChallenge @Ferryman