My Soles’ Lament
“Kids today! Don’t
know you’re born. It’s perfectly simple. Get out there and do what I did. OK?”
“Yes Granddad.”
So I did as I
was told. He was the King after all. I got out there.
The forest had changed
since his day. No friendly witch or tinkling sound of girlish laughter.
Just lonely trees
shoehorned into open tombs of concrete, sad scattered spots of unwanted autumn
gold, lingering like rust on stainless steel.
I turned the
corner and despaired.
Royal Prince or
not, how the hell was I supposed to find my Cinderella’s shoe in all this mess?
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100 Words
@nickjohns999
This was written for Visual Dare 22
Great take on the prompt & love it when people take the familiar and turn it on its head.
ReplyDeleteHi Laura!
DeleteThanks for your comment.
This sort of twist makes some of my stories hard to place. This kind of fiction has gone out of fashion amongst editors - they take the more 'earnest' and 'deep'.
I think there is still a place for fun stories that serve no higher purpose than to give someone a laugh or a smile, and I am pleased if this one did for you.
Thanks for visiting!
You made me giggle, Cinderella's shoe, loved the idea!
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa!
ReplyDeletePleased that it made you smile. Thanks for visiting!
loved the last line, and the contrasting imagery
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed it.
DeleteThanks for visiting!
Cool twist on a classic. Nice job :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Lillie!
DeleteIt was great photo prompt to work with.
Great story! I bet she's worth finding once he gets through that pile!
ReplyDeleteThanks for that! 'Nothing good comes easy@ as my Mum used to say :-)
DeleteBTW loved the idea of Chocolate Pretzels!