A “prosery” prompt at dVerse Poets from Mish.
The Prosery is to write a short, 144 word piece of prose (not including the title) while including a line of poetry. The line here? “Lips forget what they have kissed” from Toni Morrison and “Eve Remembering”.
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The 3:05a to Somewhen
“Are you sure you want to do this? … well, I can hear you breathing … and you haven’t said no, so … you know where. 3:02a sharp with a 3 minute window. And just the vacant clothes on your back and NO memories on your implant, just the ones we’ll give you. I’ll be scanning.”
“I’ll be there. 3:02a.”
He knew this could get him terminated, instantly, in the there/now before he left or the there/when he was heading, but he had to get out, escape, had to try, and he’d hidden it deep … real deep.
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“A third scan? Seriously?”
“Something’s off.”
“It’s almost 3 minutes.”
A violent wind arrived.
Shouting …
“DAMMIT! YOU KNOW YOU’LL NEVER WAKE IN THE WHEN WITH A STOWAWAY!!”
“BUT YOU DON’T REALLY KNOW THAT DO YOU?!!”
“LIPS FORGET WHAT THEY HAVE KISSED!!”
“NOT DOGS!”
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