They recognised one another, the bloodsucking intent they both shared.
The same prey. There is only room for one and both would try to eliminate
The other, badmouthing each other and poison her heart and infiltrate her
Mind. She could have seen it all coming, their true natures, ever-feasting egos.
Yet she believed in her values reflected in them and ignored the warnings that
Erupted from sincere places. She walked into a prison where love had never resided.
How could a face transform itself into a harrowing grimace?
How could a smile deform itself into a horror mask?
The thought of them, a tightening hand around her throat?
How could they take up even more room after she had discovered,
Identified them? How could fear take over after she understood their true
Size? Their irrelevance in her life? She did, after all, survive.
“Woman with Red Hair” by Albert Herter (1871-1950)
Like this:
Like Loading...
Related
Published by Croque-Melpomene
My name is Laura Gentile. I’m of German-Italian descent and I speak five languages such as English, German, French, Italian, Luxembourgish and I’m currently learning Romanian.
I hold a Master of Arts Degree in English Literature, Film and Visual Culture (Dissertation: The Decadent in Love with his Psychopomp: Thomas Mann's 'Death in Venice' and Adrian Lyne's 'Lolita') and a Master of Letters by Research in English Literature, Film and Visual Culture (Thesis: Romanticising Decadence and Aestheticising Death: Women as Projection Bodies and Mimetic Identities in Zola’s 'Thérèse Raquin', Schnitzler’s 'Dream Story', Süskind’s 'Perfume: The Story of a Murderer' and Eugenides’ 'The Virgin Suicides').
My debut novel, 'Within Paravent Walls', will be published by WiDo Publishing / E. L. Marker.
I am the creator of "Croque-Melpomene: Femalecentric Poetry" and I have a YouTube channel carrying the same name.
Find me here:
YouTube: Croque-Melpomene
Twitter: lauragentile13
Pinterest: lauragentile12
Instagram: croque_melpomene12
Goodreads: Laura Gentile
LinkedIn: Laura Gentile
Contact Email Address: croquemelpomene@gmail.com
View all posts by Croque-Melpomene
