(photo prompt from http://magpietales.blogspot.com/2010/06/mag18.html)
"I'm fine" She says
With a cracking careless grin,
"We all make mistakes sometime."
And on tiptoes she kisses his cheek-
(While behind his back,
Her honest hands build a tower to his betrayal.)
-Kelly Richardson
12 comments:
last line is great...nice magpie!
Brill little piece!
i could almost imagine a knife behind her back. good magpie.
oh wow. nice twist there at the end...brilliant magpie!
An intriguing Magpie ~ I like it!
There's an air of mystery.
quite a revealing sketch in so few words, magging at its finest!
Excellent!
A knife behind her back, like crossed fingers!
ah yes...when we say nothing is wrong...ouch
Great Magpie
oh dear...backstabber!
I loved "her honest hands," great line!
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