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Kent Peterson's avatar

"You have been waiting,"

Satan explained with a grin

"In the wrong damned line."

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Honeygloom's avatar

Ha, pulled out of line by the Lord of Darkness Himself, that’s great! I love it!

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The Chronicler's avatar

Many times I warned

Of the river’s undertow

Garden forsaken

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Honeygloom's avatar

Wonderful sense of foreboding and loss. And I like the shift to a less obvious underworld as well.

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The Chronicler's avatar

Thank you!

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Contarini's avatar

The last man on earth

Alone in the dark at night

Hears a whispered word

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Honeygloom's avatar

Oo, I like the way you went with this one. There is a lot going on, very nice!

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Andrei Atanasov's avatar

There’s a king above,

But he’s not whom you should fear.

It’s the king of hell.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Nice! Putting the fear back in infernal!

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C. Elyse's avatar

The journey is long

Fire and brimstone lapped heat

Lust competes with Hades

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Honeygloom's avatar

On fire 🔥!

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Leigh Parrish's avatar

Hell's other people,

They say. But I'd give the world

Not to be alone.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Heartbreaking, but I also really like how you played with the prompt.

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A.C. Cargill, Author's avatar

Bright light not far off

Sulfur fumes erupt from flames

Hands push me nearer

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