Written for RDP, where leapingtoes asks us
ย to get creative with the word โmasterโ.
Thanks, Toes! Hereโs where the prompt took me.
Tag: Controlling
Free Bird
Written for Sammiโs Weekend Writing Prompt
#453 where weโre asked to get creative in
exactly 43 words using the word โmournโ.
Also for Sue & Gerryโs Weekly Prompts –
The One Day Prompt. Hereโs my take.
MISS JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE

Their house sits high upon a cliff
With water and rocks all around.
But something stinks, just take a whiff;
You donโt need no bloody bloodhound.
Such a lovely couple when they were out;
Good looking and dressed oh so fine.
There was never a reason for people to doubt
Their union was anything but sublime.
However, one thing could not be denied:
The young lass she never did smile.
With eyes often red as if sheโd just cried,
A certain fear one could sense for a mile.
As fine as they looked, one dared not approach;
They were cloaked in a dark shroud of danger.
She seemed to annoy him and he would reproach
With words filled with malice and anger.
She was prim and proper, always quiet and shy,
While the blade acted pompous and proud.
It was obvious to all; we soon found out why:
He liked mocking her in a voice overloud
A week or two passed with nary a sight
Of the couple we called Jekyll and Hyde.
We all had our theories which gave us a fright,
A feeling Miss Jekyll had horribly died.
Some folks say our claims are nothing but folly,
People getting carried away with their thoughts.
But Hyde came to town like a peacock so jolly,
To pick up a large jar he just bought.
Now on Hydeโs arm is a red-headed floozy
As flashy as the peacock himself.
Her perfume smells cheap while he is all boozy.
And a jar with Miss Jekyllโs head sits on a shelf.
NAR ยฉ 2021