I wished for a loving man to make me happy.
I wished he would be faithful and kind.
And -why not- tall, dark and handsome.
I forgot to wish him into old age.
Trifextra: Thirty-Eight
We are asking you to write 33 words exactly about three wishes that come at a high price to the wisher.
'13 Untitled (Sally) 51,668;
'12 Barcelona Clash 51,878;
'11 Mojo Madness 52,793;
'10 Changing Directions 53,400;
'09 Daybreak 56,565;
'08 Vacant 52,486
your poem really reminds me of the story of tithonus in ancient greek mythology! except he lived forever but wish he didn't ;)
ReplyDeleteOh, no, that's so poignant. Ouch.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeleteI really like this!
ReplyDeleteThis very sad, but is so well done.
ReplyDeleteOh the details! We need to be sure our wishes our precise I suppose (if it even works that way). Sad story but poignant.
ReplyDeletethe last two words are a punch to the gut-- nicely done!!!
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awww, this is so sad and good at the same time. I'm torn with emotions! >__<
ReplyDeleteThank you all so much. In this case for me, the prompt pretty much wrote itself.
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