Challenge
Prose Challenge of the Week #37: Write a piece of poetry or prose inspired by or using the following word: Manifest. 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
Royalty
There's scantily hid hate in your eyes
when you speak around me
like my presence here stings;
honey, I sure didn't take
anything, but you mistake
me for a worker bee.
I'm learning that ugly
doesn't manifest itself with-
out beauty to oppose
(look at me bloom
every day). You can't dim
this smile, a token of my royalty.