I read your words, getting lost in their cadence and timbre, yet haunted with a tinge of guilt. Still, I savor each one. How each sentence touches me deeper; tickling my mind and giving my soul the most tempting of caresses. Tempting me to keep going with this illicit affair. I'm as addicted to them as if there touch were a physical, tangible thing. My heart pounds and I feel the heat of my flesh and blood from them.

I feel so weak as I take in your words against the pages. I feel so empowered as I read them across the glow of the screen. Your words take me to another place, always that same wonderful place.

Then I get to your last page...last paragraph...last sentence...last word...last exclamation point!

I gasp, I marvel, I reflect in my indulgence of how your words shaped me like polished marble, how they redefined me.

I put you down and stare at the jilted books, jealous that I picked you over them. A few of them let that jealous rage subside and start to seduce me instead, seeing that I am a weak and an easy mark. I slip a new one from the shelf, one I've yet to take to bed with me. We get to know each other briefly. I take in her introduction as I sip some wine. I take her to bed shortly after. Slip under the sheets and under her spell.

I read her words, getting lost in their cadence...

Greetings, Prosers,

We hope that you are all enjoying your weekend. 

It’s week thirty-six of the Prose Challenge of the Week! Last week saw you all writing micropoetry about equality. We had shed-loads of superb entries to read, so thank you everyone.

Before we find out which one of you takes the $100 prize, let’s take a look at this week’s prompt:

Prose Challenge of the Week #36: Write a Haiku or Tanka describing a colour without using the name of the colour. 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

Paint your Prose, now.

Back to the winner of week thirty-five. We have read all of your entries and thoroughly enjoyed every single one. There can only be one winner, however, and after much deliberation that winner is, @Azimuth with their piece “Death, The Great Equalizer.” Congratulations to you, we will be in touch shortly to arrange transfer of your winnings!

That’s all for this week, here’s to a week filled with all things Prose!

Until next time, Prosers,

Prose.