Writing For G.O.T

Unsalted Tears (B&W Final Cut #9)

77 words, 19 lines
Free Verse



when the hand from Heaven
is gently withdrawn
to nudge you to take
the right of way

then you can’t destroy
your demons and ghosts
with no salt left
to chase them away

you think on your
Lilliputian feet
everything’s sweet
even an atrocity
taking place
at the open or the city
to the sound of victory drums
and you wade in shallows
in innocents’ blood

now, without a knowing eye
how can your tears have salt?

note: According to myth and belief,
salt chases away evil spirits
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Prompt 9: What if tears weren't salty?