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They told her to not
Make waves.
That to speak out is
Provocative
And that it is
Unladylike.
Unseemly.
And goes against the word of
God
As interpreted by
Themselves
Who see it as their duty
To
Control
Her.
They told her to be meek.
To atone
For the sins
Of
Eve.
She stood.
Unfurled.
Provocative.
As the Goddess made her.
Herself.
For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Provocative in 62 words
They passed through the neighborhood with trucks and flags and camouflage uniforms.
Clean-up crews. Of sorts.
Sterilizers, they called themselves.
They traveled under the cover of night, removing festivities, restoring streets to what they saw as law and order and conformity.
They gave no warning.
“Better,” they were told, “to ask forgiveness than to get permission.”
It also prevented protests, dodged chaos, and avoided the otherwise inevitable secreting.
They were ordered to “take everything.” To make it fact.
And they did.
To the last one.
Or almost.
Because walking the dreary city after the Holiday Decorations Ban.
She saw.
One.
For Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers. Also, thank you for using my photo for this week’s prompt. Curious to see where people will take it!
He is known for his insatiable
Need
For drama.
Histrionics
Are his drug.
He requires frequent dosing
Of idolizing
Chants by crowds.
He does not believe in
Science
Or in reason
Or in truth,
Which to him detract from
The ardent fervor
He craves as complete
Fealty
Proof.
For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Histrionics in 48 words
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