Tales from the Wishing Well: Mortal Desires
Sometimes, this project is difficult. This is most often the case when I have eleventy-billion things to do and yet refuse to drop any commitments, especially this one. Sometimes, this project is difficult because the ideas that occur don't want to be limited to such a short form. They entice me, whisper how much more they could be. That was the case with the main character in "In Extremis" and with the fellas from "The Brotherhood of Applied Sciences."
For today's prompt-- "desire," given by caudelac-- I came up with three long-form projects and one I couldn't write because of other people. Last night, in bed, another two occurred to me that I don't have a hope of gracefully pulling off in a short time frame.
One idea kept pushing at me: I want to show how much desire is responsible for repulsion as it is for attraction. Several of the above mentioned projects attempted to do that in different ways. What I settled on at last, however, is imagery I would say is charged for most people.
The work featured here today is not freshly written, so I don't feel right in putting up the donate button. If you appreciate the work and want to donate anyway, you can find the permanent banner at the Tales from the Wishing Well home page.
As always, if you have no idea what's going on here, click this link to read an explanation of the project.
Comments are welcome!
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Mortal Desires
A Poem from the Wishing Well
by Deborah J. Brannon
Rabbit tossed a coin into the well, and upon this coin was inscribed: Desire.
"I seek mercy! I seek absolution!"
I offer neither.
"I seek love... I seek peace..."
I can be both.
"I fear you! will run!"
I will follow.
"I am weary. I await you!"
I will embrace you.
"I seek passion; I seek... feeling."
I am cold.
"In darkness, there is peace? In coldness, there is love?"
I am here for you.
"What do you want from me?"
Only you.
Only
You.
Tales from the Wishing Well.
For today's prompt-- "desire," given by caudelac-- I came up with three long-form projects and one I couldn't write because of other people. Last night, in bed, another two occurred to me that I don't have a hope of gracefully pulling off in a short time frame.
One idea kept pushing at me: I want to show how much desire is responsible for repulsion as it is for attraction. Several of the above mentioned projects attempted to do that in different ways. What I settled on at last, however, is imagery I would say is charged for most people.
The work featured here today is not freshly written, so I don't feel right in putting up the donate button. If you appreciate the work and want to donate anyway, you can find the permanent banner at the Tales from the Wishing Well home page.
As always, if you have no idea what's going on here, click this link to read an explanation of the project.
Comments are welcome!
* * *
Mortal Desires
A Poem from the Wishing Well
by Deborah J. Brannon
Rabbit tossed a coin into the well, and upon this coin was inscribed: Desire.
"I seek mercy! I seek absolution!"
I offer neither.
"I seek love... I seek peace..."
I can be both.
"I fear you! will run!"
I will follow.
"I am weary. I await you!"
I will embrace you.
"I seek passion; I seek... feeling."
I am cold.
"In darkness, there is peace? In coldness, there is love?"
I am here for you.
"What do you want from me?"
Only you.
Only
You.
Tales from the Wishing Well.