Black velvet clouds sway through the ominous sky, flashing with the light of a thousand angry angels as I lie on my back in the rain chilled grass and stare.
I press my lips together, my mind swirling as the mad dervish, taking me to wonderful, magical places I would rather not visit. Gnawing at my placid spirit, an energy crackles through the air, teasing my static soul.
Shapes bend and pulse in the churning sky, shifting shades of gray and charcoal, grasping fervently at the shivering wind. A black whisper fills the charged air.
And I lie here.
Simply me, I lie here, my soul naked to the dancing universe, spinning out of control like my feverish mind. So many, so deep, so terrifying are these thoughts that pound my delicate brain.
My breath fades into the shadowed wind, my heartbeat vanishes into the rolling thunder, the light of my eyes flashes only with the lightning. I am become storm.
Then suddenly, my pocket vibrates, chirping out an unnatural song in the midst of my living death.
I am no longer the storm, I am human, and another world is calling me. Mortality has left a bitter taste in my mouth.
And I lie here.
Author notes
3. (Picture prompt) Mortality
http://www.manic.com.sg/blog/images/mortality.jpg
A contest entry
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I like where you took your prompt.It is intriguing and fasinating.I truly enjoyed this piece and I wish you luck in this contest
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Finally....someone who did not use the prompt 'pearl'.
Thank you for that. I adddddore this piece. I especially liked this part.
"I am become storm". Have you ever heard of 'I am become death"? Is that were you got this? Neat idea if so. This was a breath of fresh air here. Good stuff.
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Heh, no I don't think I have heard of "I am become death". What is it? Sounds interesting...
Glad you liked my entry. Prompt 3 was too delicious to pass up.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_(nuclear_test)
Click that link and then when the page loads, hit Control + F and then type in I am become death. Then, if ya want, you can click the link right above I am become death to see about the scripture that the line came from.
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Wow, that was pretty interesting! Thanks for sharing about it...
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