3 months to go and I cannot believe it won't show it's true colors
Visit after visit they tell me i'm healthy
I am, It's not.
Happily they touch the plump swollen clammy thing that is my belly
To house such a primitive life-form
Even to think the heinous thing suckle poisonously at my teat.
Craving more then milk, sucking insatiably for strength
It's elongated appendages protrude and glutinously grip the then rotting nipple
It will not become.
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Darkness inside, Deadly without
I will not allow it to be sated by me
Cut it from my womb and leave the desiccating blackened thing reeking on the floor as the blood coagulates
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It will not stay entwining itself into me tenaciously
Distorting my world, trying to replace me
It cannot be
The fluidity surprised me as did the pain, as the blood poured from me
'It's for the greater good' I thought as I ripped the ropey cord from me
My head spinning, my world spotting I had to finish.
Leaving that wet glistening evil morsel on the ground to decay
Assuring it's death, the world would be a better place
That was not my child.
Author notes
Image Credit
Image: sleeping-cthulhu - by Rob Stanley
Plump
Swollen
Clammy
Primitive
Heinous
Suckle
Poison
Crave
Insatiably
Elongated
Appendages
Protrude
Glutinously
Rot
Darkness
Deadly
Sated
Desiccating
Blackened
Reek
Coagulates
Entwining
Tenaciously
Distorting
Fluidity
Ropey
Wet
Glistening
Morsel
Decay
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Comments
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This was really disturbing
The imagery is great as is the flow and structure. Thanks for entering and good luck in the Contest 
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disturbing
great write, takes the reader to a very dark emotional place.
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Excellent.
Brief met. great interp. gutfelt. real feeling not just blindly stringing words together
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Wow, I love the ending, very strong. Your imagery is intense, but may I suggest listing the words you used in the wordbank before the contest host notices? This is perfect though, best of luck to you with this wonderful write.
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