Challenge
Prose Challenge of the Week #19: In no more than 50 words, write about guilt. 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. When sharing to Twitter, please use the hashtag #ProseChallenge
Lady Macbeth
There is blood on my hands, and I cannot rub out this damned spot.
I wear my former sins, like a second layer of skin.
Red stains my palms,
Caked coagulation under my nails but no one seems to see it.
My tainted conscience is proof of my guilt begotten.