Short Story: Bones Of The Wicked

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Katy Hulme

A short poem about domestic violence.

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I smile. He laughs.

We dance in the night.

We fly with the angels,

The stars in our sight.

But darkness remains.

He shouts. I cry.

He conceals the evil,

The truth. The lie.

I tremble. He sniggers.

I fall to the floor.

My body is heavy,

It serves me no more.

The shadows, they threaten.

He tenses. I’m rigid.

In him I discovered,

The bones of the wicked.

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Ahmed-hamid Woody Bagala-alina said "You couch an ugly subject in beautiful carefully words...wish I could do that. This was a great one. Bless!"
2 weeks ago
Ahmed-hamid Woody Bagala-alina replied saying "Anytime...Bless!"
4 days ago
Katy Hulme replied saying "Thank you kindly, Ahmed-hamid. Much appreciated."
4 days ago
Heidi-jo Swain said "I think this is a very clever piece of writing Katy. There is a fluidity about it which made the words trip off my tongue as carelessly as if I was reciting a nursey rhyme of limerick which was of course terrible given the subject matter. Clever chilling stuff indeed!"
2 months ago
Katy Hulme replied saying "Thank you for your kind words Heidi-Jo. Very much appreciated!"
2 months ago
Christine Human said "powerful , chilling. Had to read it three times - not to understand, but to immerse myself."
2 months ago
Katy Hulme replied saying "What a compliment! Thank you Christine!"
2 months ago
Andrea Lawrence said "This does have a wonderful lilting quality, very poetical, but at the end, I just didn't "get it". Guess I'm too thick for this one."
2 months ago
Katy Hulme replied saying "No worries Andrea! Not all writing has to be understood to be enjoyed. Thanks for your comment :)"
2 months ago
Jay Leffew said "This was powerful, and how! Well done indeed!"
3 months ago
Katy Hulme replied saying "Many thanks Jay."
3 months ago
Diane Dickson Guest Editor said "Simply brilliant. So passionate and so much message in a tiny piece - well done - Thanks - Diane"
3 months ago
Katy Hulme replied saying "You're too kind. Many thanks Diane."
3 months ago
Adam West said "Oh my! I read this again immediately I had finished - even the light got snuffed out by the shadows - wonderful prose - many thanks, Adam."
3 months ago
Katy Hulme replied saying "Thank you Adam!"
3 months ago

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