No one hears the screams in the night. Everyone is oblivious to the agony. But if you listen closely, you will hear.
The quiet scream of the wick as the candle burns, crackling in the dark night. Soon, the sunlight rises and the torture ends but merely a reprieve.
As the flames are blown out, the smoke winks at the candle.
I’ll be back, it seems to say, for you tonight. Be ready.
The candle will be ready.
Are you?
(81 words)
If you are interested, the prompt is linked below.
Welcome to my weekly challenge—open to all—just for FUN, FUN, FUN
Here’s how it works:
Every Wednesday I post a photo (this week it’s that one above.)
You respond with something CREATIVE
Here are some suggestions:
- An answering photo
- A cartoon
- A joke
- A caption
- An anecdote
- A short story (flash fiction)
- A poem
- A newly minted proverb, adage or saying
- An essay
- A song—the lyrics or the performance
You have plenty of scope and only two criteria:
- Your creative offering is indeed yours
- Your writing is kept to 150 words or less
If you post a link in the comments section of this post I’ll be able to find it
If you include Crimson’s Creative Challenge as a heading, WP Search will find it (theory)
If you tag it #CCC others should be able to find it by ‘Searching’ in the WP Reader (fingers crossed)
Here’s wishing you inspirational explosions. And FUN.
Prompt: Crimson’s Creative Challenge #29
From the Window Seat 
Oh, I do like this. How imaginative, to focus on the torment of the wick. Much liked.
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I’m glad you like it. I always thought of the crackling of the burning wick as screams for help…happy that it worked out well
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It’s kinda like the geni in the lamp. Except the geni wasn’t an integral part of the lamp, simply trapped there.
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