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uncomfortable blue.
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Prose Challenge of the Week #25: Write a piece about cowardice. Minimum 10 words - Maximum 250 words. 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.
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after the pastoral

you speak of our glasslike eyes and pinhole camera

accustomisation to an uncomfortable blue

revelation wrought by men greater than we

tribulation brought by men greater than we

accusation sought by men greater than we

monkeys leading blind man to

false idolatry and shrines to the living

an addiction to the past and the future

leading on a chain of fools shackled to the devil they know

they shy away from a cross that beckons

reaper of a path not followed and never returned

if cogitation

else adjuration

your desperation

calls to the heart of steel and wool

the centre of a deliberate universe

the darkness without the light

conjuring the gatekeeper to a journey misunderstood

you speak of clarity

yet fail to fall

when the sea calls you home