This week I came up with a prose/poem thingie for the six-sentence story hop. The weekly prompt words—this week it's FIRE—are provided by Denise.
You can access all the entries and sixers of the week at the link-up.
FIRE
I think I have encountered some burns in my life...
At the age of ten, I lit a match—
it blew up in my face—
and I smelt the flame erase my eyebrows,
but it didn't stop me from smoking.
Tried to flip a pancake with my fingers
and I didn't feel a thing until the skin had melted—
three and twenty years later—
I still enjoy flipping them on a Sunday morning.
Chugged whiskey from the bottle at the age of twelve
as the boys cheered and the girls gasped—
even though I puked for hours and slept on the bathroom floor—
I still enjoy a glass... straight as it can get.
Told a man, as old as I, that I found his smile appealing;
he told me I had a perfect body, desiring to be my first—
I stood in the scorching shower, scrubbing, crying—
but I still believe in the beauty of smiles.
After fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen,
I have come to believe that the art of life is learning to handle the fire—
even if it might destroy me, I would rather stay warm by its side—
and why not eat roasted marshmallows while I'm at it?
There's more of my work:
All of the six-sentence stories.
The Nervous Poet Entries for the SSC&B.
There is also a page for all of the poetry.
More personal entries can be found at the Blog.
The IT studies blog in Estonian for a course at the university.
the Band "Chaos in Spring" is on YouTube, Spotify and other streaming services.
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