Sunday, August 17, 2014

How Stupid Can I Get - A Magpie Tale

Photo by Stainforth supplied by Tess
as a writing prompt for this week's

How Stupid Can I Get

I fell off the boat
doing a way stupid thing,
walking the handrail.
No one saw me fall.
No one heard my call either.
This water is cold
and my legs are numb.
I can't tell if that's a shark
nibbling off my toes.
No one saw me fall
but you.

August 17, 2014 1:07 PM




18 comments:

  1. Cleverly innovative; well done.

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  2. So darn you throw me a line! Help before this shark has his dinner!

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    1. Umm... I think there is some difficulty here, like maybe she doesn't care I'm overboard. :(

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  3. Oh wow. Impressive writing. The ending surprised me. So one person seen you fall. At least you weren't pushed.

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    1. No, I don't think I was pushed. I don't think it makes the ocean less wet though :(

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  4. Nice to know who your friends are, what?! LOL. Interesting slant you found.

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    1. I have always been a bit askew as you well know by now, my friend.

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  5. Never would of thought of this... Great write. Love and Light, S

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  6. quite a different take...but sad..x

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    1. There's a signal here of a complicated relationship.

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  7. You the shark and God's ocean. A unique and brilliant take on the prompt Christopher. :-)

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  8. Well I'm jolly well not going to dive in after you with all those sharks - you should have been more careful.
    Seriously, it was a very unexpected take and made compulsive reading ~ Eddie :)

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  9. giggle...this made me think of "Throw Mama From the Train"...

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    1. You mean... gasp... I am not all that original?? Oh how my crest has fallen...

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