(Continues from Almost Lovers)
The demon sizzled in my fire—
a holy pyre sent to retire
one crispy demon and his sire,
through the man, I’d loved and inspired.
I climbed that spiritual wire
joining our heart strings with sapphire,
giving my spirit wings to fly higher.
I soared out of hellfire’s gyre
toward my beloved Esquire,
ready to inquire,
but death had sent things haywire
separating me from him by life’s fire.
It burned in him, but I’d expired.
Still, I flew straight toward the clean cut man crushed by grief. And the details in the fabric struck me as I touched down. Jewel bright buttons flashed like the gems on the one knife capable of maiming a ghost. Silver threads running through his shirt and slacks picked up the fluorescent glow of the lamp illuminating a brief on his desk blotter.
An uneasy feeling made me stop on the threshold with one hand on my tether and the other touching a nameplate. My fingers phased through each letter I traced, Jason M. Raz, Esquire. Behind my crush, lying innocently among a pile of envelopes was no letter opener. It was the twin of the knife the demon had just used to flay me.
“Oh, Jason, what have you done?”
Expecting no answer, I stood there uncertain where to go. What should I do now? Had my one-time crush betrayed me? I flinched when Jason’s hand wrapped around the knife’s hilt, and he raised it.
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Love this one!
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Thank you 🙂
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oh that opening poem gives goosies dear Mel!! things are getting fiery and bloooooody and i love it! HAHA
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Thank you 🙂 Yes they are since it’s your challenge, I thought it appropriate. 😉
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yeah. yeah. 😀
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Oh dear! Another piece jam-packed with thrill and (hopefully) romance!! Excellent write, Mel. ❤
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Thank you! 🙂 We’ll see about the romance. It’s up to my leading fellow whether it truly becomes a romance or not.
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Haha. Yes, but either way I know it’ll turn our great coz it’s you Mel. 🙂
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Thank you 🙂 It means a lot to hear you say this.
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Awesome Melinda. Looking forward to the next instalment.
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Thank you. 😊
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Yikes! Fire filled fury! I’m going to be sitting at the edge of my seat and reading the rest for the entire month!
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Thank you 🙂 I’ll let Ghost know.
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Loving how creative you are in incorporating details of the prompt. (Jason M. Raz, Esquire, eh?) And did you just give us a romantic twist? Looking forward to the next part!
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Thank you 🙂 I love doing things like that. And hey, his crush needed a name and your prompt offered one! 🙂
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Haha, you mean Rosema’s & Sarah’s prompt 😉
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Oh right. I’m getting confused. They’re are such excellent prompts this month!
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