Time for the Trifextra weekend challenge: Write a story entitled ‘Lost’ in exactly 33 words. The word ‘lost’ can only appear in the title, not your 33 words. And away we go!
The uninitiated hear your lascivious voice, see your chestnut hair, catch citrusy wisps. They long to touch, to taste your alabaster skin. The initiated – me – endured that fantasy. In you I see nothing.
Wow. Sounds like you might be talking about someone in particular. I hope you’re not bitter because I didn’t send you a postcard from Houston.
I’m not sayin’ nuthin’ other than my mailbox is still empty.
Oh YEAH! You had me at “citrusy wisps” (and the “alabaster skin” finished me off). I have been both the initiated and the un-. An excellent take on both perspectives!
Thanks! And thanks for stopping by!
Remind me to stay on your good side. Wow.
I’m bad, I’m nationwide.
Terrific visuals here – The anger is almost palatable.
Thanks! Just another day in the brain!
OW! Phew – such emotion in only 33 words!
Thanks! That 33 word limit is all sorts of interesting.
Yikes! Whoever that is, they’re getting it.
Apparently a picture doesn’t need 1,000 words.
just 33
Yes. It’s the cold indignation of heartbreak that picks up where the sadness ends. Out of all of those fancy words, it is “endured” that shouts the loudest.
Well then, thanks for enduring the post!
This is very dark. i like it very much.
Thanks, Florida!
Boom! If I remember right, anger is one of the stages of grief. Well expressed.
Thank you and thanks for taking the time to read!
You are really good at these challenges!
I like ‘em because they can be done is a flash!
It definitely captured my full attention, though I don’t completely understand it. (Really intelligent work like this makes me feel dumb).
But very well done, and very cool blog design!
I wish I could take credit for the blog design, but it’s the good folks at WordPress who created it.
I’m thankful you came to visit. Hope to see you again sometime!
All of those powerful descriptors, and the initiated sees nothing. I love it! Great response to the prompt.
Thanks, fg!
Oh, that is good. Nice sting.
Thanks!
Yikes! So all that glitters isn’t gold after all. Great writing!
Thank you, Gene!
Fiery!
Hope you didn’t get burned!
Excellent. It’s hard to create two such contrasting emotions in so short a space. Well done.
That’s kind of you. Thanks!
Ouch! Well-said in such a short space. Sometimes we see people differently after knowing them.
And sometimes that’s a good thing – or a bad thing.
This is great. That first half sets up the second half brilliantly. ‘In you I see nothing’– super last line. Thanks for linking up and hopefully see you for the weekday challenge starting on Monday.
Cut to the quick. I can relate.
I think most of us can relate. Thanks for stopping by!