Written for 2minutesgo. If you fancy writing some flash fiction or poetry,
and getting/giving feedback, or just reading other people's creations, head
over to JD Mader's 2minutesgo website. It’s a great place to go
and write whatever is in your head. Cheers.
The hog
It’s the
purple in the blue of the black,
The
stillness in the heart of a silver shimmer,
A glance
back to a simple moment, a turning,
A
makeshift haze in a pattern of error.
It’s a
recreation borne forth of boredom,
A
destructive hobby akin to dissection, curious,
The
parts newly bodied, fantastical and light,
A trip
to the other in a brightness far too intense.
I see it
charms you, this mirage of escape.
It will
cover you in the fool’s garb for a minute
Or a
bitter lifetime if you choose to wear it tight.
It’s a
minefield, a maze of the fainthearted,
A
collection of experiences sealed in unmarked jars.
Which
will you choose and which to savour?
Is the
lesson too great or too small for you? Can you tell?
Should I
open the gate, let your disillusion spill through?
Walk in
colours, speak only of true things, and exit
The
grey, leaving it where it dies, distilled and broken.
Copyright Vickie Johnstone, August 3, 2019
