Challenge
Prose Challenge of the Week #33: Write a piece about your deepest secrets. Poetry or Prose. 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
A Heart’s Telling
At the deepest dusk
under the merging hues
of fiery orange and whispering white
I hide my heart's lamentation
The sounds of thundering, crushing waves
repetitively attacking the shore
cannot coerce or coax
a telling
Nor can the vigilance of the gulls cawing
and circling, in vigil
loosen upon my lips
a telling
Not even the tide
could compel a key
to unlock the secret
beating in my chest,
or the bereavement cresting
upon my breath
My mind floating adrift,
and soul set assail
attempted inquiries engrained
but all of no avail
At the deepest dusk
under the merging hues
of fiery orange and and whispering white
I hide my heart's lamentation
and I'm not
telling
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