One Moonlit Night
You were young and beautiful, a breath of fresh air, and we all watched you with our jaws on the sidewalk.
Anything was possible for someone like you. So perfect you could hang the moon and the stars. I was completely smitten and let you wrap me around your little finger. I would have done anything for you.
One evening you agreed to take a walk with me along the bank of the river. That night I shared my true feelings with you, telling you how beautiful you were, and that your eyes twinkled like the stars in the sky. You laughed in my face. Your words cutting me like a knife.
In anger I placed my hands around your throat and squeezed until you laughed no more.
That night I dreamt I was the moon and you were the one who hanged me..
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Sarah is hosting D’Verse Poets tonight and she has prompted us with a flash fiction piece of 144 words exactly, using the words I dreamt I was the moon from the poem Full Moon by Alice Oswald.
And the moral of the story is to graciously accept the compliments you get. Don’t crush someone’s dreams, because it might just backfire on you. Cool story. 🙂
Isn’t that the truth!! 🙂 Thanks for reading 💕
Oh, that went dark! It reminded me of all those origin myths, where someone or something is sent to the moon as punishment. Cold and lonely up there…
Christine that came with a punch, it sure grabbed me by the throat.
Great! Thank you so much Paul 🙂 😂
Dark and ambiguous.
Dark side of the moon 😳
Yup 🙂
Brilliant!! 😀
Loved the slow twisty ending! 🙂
Dark stuff
Lol! Thank you so much 🙂🙂
Thank you so much! I appreciate it 🙂
The moon has a dark side as well, and you channel it well!
Tha nk you so much! I appreciate it
So chilling but very well written.
Thank you Crystal. 💕🙂
Passionate story.
Thank you Sadje 🙂
A pleasure Christine.
Aouch!! 😉
LOL! I know right? PS. I think I’m in the WOTD spam box again today 😔
You were, indeed 🙁 Oh dang! I am awefully sorry for that… I have approved you (again LOL) and I’ll have to contact WP’s support to have an update on our problem…. Thank you SO much for your patience, Christine!!
Thank you!!! I don’t know how to stay out of there. It’s a bummer 😞
You scamp, squeezing that poor person’s neck like that. And now you hang in the sky. Moon origin story! This could be a myth 🙂
LOL! I read Crystal’s right after I posted and hers was somewhat similar, although no murder 🙂
🙂
I like your take on the prompt, Christine! ❤️
Thanks Punam 🙂💕❤️
Always a pleasure! 💞🙂
Oh Christine, from the light into the darkness – that was intense… but it certainly held my focus. Strong write!
Thanks Rob. You’re so kind. I thought I’d take a trip to the dark side of the moon tonight! 🌚
wow! really good Christine! <3
Thanks Carol Anne! I went to the dark side of the moon!! 🌚 LOL!
Lol this made me smile today, thanks 🙂
Thanks again 🙂