There is no malice darker
Than incessant jealousy
I have a blood claim, a history
A taste toward disobedience
With you being the sole witness
I am not chosen but indelible
I am the burlap-cloaked adversary
Of your loathsome schemes
There was a sign upon your heart
Declaring no vacancies in letters as red
As the pupils of a demonic vestige
All the gaps stuffed with oil-soaked cotton
Every entreaty became a lit match
I stood quietly at the base of your spine
An oft sighted impingement,
An obelisk shadowing every detour
Inescapable, unalterable, unwelcome
I slept in the stables with the horses
A delinquent without tarnish
An innocent unjustly held
To values unanswerably named
I could never appease my debt
For it grows without cultivation
If I died you’d lament still
The expense of my grave
Your husband’s negligent tears
As he wept the loss
Of his only daughter
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For the Fairytale Prompt
I think Yves you have captured the evil step mother very well. I like that line about lamenting the expense of the grave. Very well done.
Thanks so much Michael =)
This is fabulous!
“I stood quietly at the base of your spine”
“Letters as red as the eyes of a demonic vestige”
Great imagery 🙂
Thanks so much Bianca so happy you liked it
Kate Blanchett, the Aussie actress, nice pic. How jealousy can twist and turn us. I would not like to go up against this evil stepmother – great imagery Yves x
Thanks Jenny I wouldn’t like to go against the evil stepmother either
def a nice capture of the wicked step mom…the unwanted is felt…though that constant reminder…the obelisk standing at the base of the spine…
Thanks so much Brian =)
You lock me in this lavish cage
You surround me with beautiful things
You tell me that you love me
And all I want is FREEDOM
Excellent =)
Ooohhh…creepy in the way all the best fairy tales are!! 🙂 🙂
Thanks Helen XD
Ohhh I love your twist on the evil step-mother. Beautifully written!
Thanks Anja!
You write so beautifully even evil scary characters…I bet you have great stories for your daughter …well, not as scary.
Awww thank you and no I don’t invent nightmarish tales I have a hard enough time in the library Swedish fairytales are positively gruesome
Good! I have added your prompt schedule to my front page…mostly so I don’t forget and if you click on a painting my aunt did, it brings folks to the Menagerie:) I hope that’s okay.
That is very sweet of you thank you so much =)
I wanted a surreal image but something of mine, so I put that weird painting my aunt did years ago of her son…hehe
You’re welcome…it is my pleasure.
It is a great painting and I feel honored that you’ve thought of me
🙂
I could stay here all night and read your poetry. Alas, my creditors probably wouldn’t be happy with me………..
Thanks for letting me camp out in your blog for a little while today. I had a great time and tried to leave my campsite as good as when I arrived. I’ll be back!
That is a tremendous compliment thank you so much for visiting and I do look forward to seeing you =)