Challenge
Prose Challenge of the Week #53: Write about manipulation. 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 and will be placed first on our Spotlight page and the runner-up will receive 1000 coins. When sharing to social media, please use the hashtag #ProseChallenge #getlit #itslit
Parentage
Puppets on string,
the front-lines are little dolls,
the chain holding their limp spines.
Clay molded by hands,
melting ever-so-slowly,
nails digging into their skin.
Children's young minds are strung
by the ever-so-mighty,
the wiser and the powerful.
Their minds are susceptible clay molded
after the dictators of the home.
Mirror images are the nightmares of origin.