Monday, May 14, 2012

5.14.12 Down Bandit


[dedicated to my very dear friend, Nicole]

“Down bandit!  To your knees!”
Am I not a warrior?  Am I not the scourge of the southeast?
But I fall to my knees regardless.  There’s nothing left for me.  Yes.  Ready to die.
He strikes me.  My vision goes dark.  Blood spews from my face.  And I fall.
Fall to the depths of the pool.
                Please let me die.
She’s watching, her little hands pressed to her mouth in fear.  Tears mark her face. 
                I love you, she whispers.
Who dares love me?  Who dares beg me not to die?
                Live, she cries.
Is love enough to save me?

5 comments:

  1. Bekah, I love your stories! However they often make me feel in adequate with my writing. Keep up the bar of excellence high!

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  2. Wow, Bekah! that was soooooo great!

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  3. AAAH!! I LOVE THIS!!!
    I'm pretty sure I know what it is off of..
    But seriously, so stinkin good!! I wanted to keep reading it!
    (and you seriously make me feel totally inadequate as well... lol!)
    Keep up the astounding work.. :)

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  4. IlovethisIlovethisIlovethis.

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