Frogged

I wanted the fairy tale

although I don't pretend to be a princess.

I long ago learned to rescue myself.

I passed over so many amphibious suitors,

looking for the one;

neither prince nor knight,

but someone to relish the sunset,

someone real.

I should have recognized the taste

of flies on your lips,

foul and forked.

I spelled eyes to see what wasn't there.

I forgot my feet as your tongue

oozed its sticky words.

Awakening, at last,

to your tongue thrust,

to your slime oozing off my chin.

There are no happy endings.

Find it here.

Home from the Tea Party - Hat Challenge from TAW

I suspect that our penguin friend had a fabulous time at the Queen's Tea Party.  He most certainly was wearing the most fabulous hat!

Henry the Eighth - Digitalmania Banksy Challenge

Catherine the Not so Bad - Digitalmania Banksy challenge

Our challenge this week at Digitalmania was Banksy.

I'm a little ambivalent on the subject of graffiti.  On the one hand I dislike 

the tagging sort that is little more than vandalism.

Yet, when you see a clever witty piece by someone like Banksy, 

I can't help but admire the artistry of it.

My take on the Banksy challenge took me back to my love of history.  

Even in medieval times, surely, there were young vandals making trouble 

and tagging the ever so majestic castle walls...