Colorful Reality

….reality is often red...

Colorful Reality

 

 

While travelling along a licorice road,

I found myself floating in a butterscotch

ripple sundae,

with oreo cookies

on the side.

It was a magical journey

filled with gooey caramel,

marsh mellows,

almonds,

and a spoonful

of chocolate sprinkles.

All that was missing

was a full blueberry moon

rolling across a country field

filled with wild red,

purple

and yellow zephyrs.

As these colors blew,

and thunder roared,

I found myself staring

at the limp Afghani girl,

draped over her father’s arm;

one of the many victims of a

red, white, blue bomb,

dropped silently from

a whispering drone.

 

Closing my eyes,

I downed another whiskey neat.

 

Aztec Warrior/redzone 1.11.19

Author's Note

....thanks for reading

Reviews

[barleygirl]

This one is killer . . . you set us up . . . I didn't see that ending coming! What a manipulative writer you are! I'm going along all fuzzy & warm from your flavorful seductions, then you stab my heart with one of the most intensely-written yet brief endings ever! This is one of your best. To be honest, at times you are not the most focused writer, kinda rambling, in a way I've always loved. But this is so direct, it's written with so much purpose, it seems like a departure for you . . . and one I love. This is an arrow directed straight at our hearts (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Chris Shaw]

Incredible contrast between your delicious start and your devastating finish. I like the way you approached the write. I didn't anticipate the ending, it was a hammer blow.

Chris

[Kelly Scheppers]

The dynamic of this is exquisite, Curt. It truly reveals the depth of you as a writer!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this started out so tasty...and then became so tragic...the whispers got really loud...i think i need a drink after reading this one.
j.