Moulting

13 Jan

I’m going to hide from London,

Take a bow round sundown,

Find my cellar door,

Shed my lion’s skin,

Get serpentine;

I’m as fond of the hiss as I am of the roar.

http://www.trifectawritingchallenge.com/

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Draug419 January 14, 2013 at 1:07 am #

Ooh this is so cool (: Although when I clicked your link it didn’t take me to this post so you might want to double-check that for future prompts! (Could have just been my phone acting dumb…)

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trifectawriting January 14, 2013 at 1:22 am #

This is really good. And Draug is right–this didn’t link correctly. I’ll go in through the back and see if I can fix it.

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- dukeloath January 14, 2013 at 12:17 pm #
  
  Seems OK now. Thanks for the fix.
  
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  - dukeloath January 14, 2013 at 12:17 pm #
    
    …and the nice comment!
barbara January 14, 2013 at 2:30 am #

I think your link is just fine – as I came right here. 🙂

I like this – in a disturbing sort of way – the line about the cellar took me back to a childhood rhyme: Playmate, won’t you come out and play with me . . . we’ll slide down the cellar door . . . Anyway – good read. thanks

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atrm61 January 14, 2013 at 5:55 am #

We all wear different skins & masks & sometimes we like to play two diametrically opposite roles.Loved the last line-says it all:-)

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joetwo January 14, 2013 at 10:00 am #

Nice metaphor. Well done!

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KymmInBarcelona January 14, 2013 at 1:39 pm #

Glad it’s fixed. This is amazing. Cheers.

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Mike January 14, 2013 at 2:33 pm #

A wonderful piece of writing. So much to get the head round in just 33 words.

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- dukeloath January 14, 2013 at 7:53 pm #
  
  Thanks Mike.
  
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lovethebadguy January 14, 2013 at 9:31 pm #

Such a powerful message in 33 words!

Out of curiousity, have you ever watched “Donnie Darko”? (I ask only because of “cellar door”.) 😉

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- dukeloath January 15, 2013 at 1:34 am #
  
  I have, and Donnie appears in another poem I’m working on.
  
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dukeloath January 15, 2013 at 2:34 am #

Super Über chuffed at the accolade of third place in last weekend’s challenge. And super-duper about the support from the Trifecta community; every supportive word adds lubrication to my writing joints.

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