Poem

In Denial

The Sicilian Storyteller

Sammi at Weekend Writing Prompt has challenged us to write
creatively in exactly 60 words, incorporating the word ‘vapid’.
Using a few other prompt words, here is my 60-word response
in the form of a Dectina Refrain and a Haiku Duet.

Old
man with
vapid thoughts
and empty eyes
lives in denial;
puppeteers pulling strings
feeding hypnotic untruths
into flaccid, desolate brain
on the outskirts of insanity.
Old man with vapid thoughts and empty eyes

Gray, grayer smoke
above the clouds in the sky
no light shining brightly

Brown dying trees
dried leaves lay at the roots
no buds tacitly emerging

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60 words

Weekend Writing Prompt #350 – Vapid
FOWC with Fandango — Denial
Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Hypnotic
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Desolate
FOWC with Fandango — Outskirts

This is “Fool On The Hill” by the Beatles

Dectina Refrain:
This refrain is written as follows:
1st line – 1 syllable, 2nd line – 2 syllables
3rd line – 3 syllables, and so on for 9 lines;
the 10th line is comprised of the first four lines
as one stand-alone line.

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29 thoughts on “In Denial”

    1. I do, Michele!

      As I said to Eugi who commented earlier, there are so many prompts that intrigue me and so little time to respond to them all. If I can gather them up in a nice little package and use them all at once without putting the integrity of my story at risk, it’s a win!

      This is a challenge and I love a challenge. Fun with words, indeed! 😄

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