Pulp Fiction
Such a messy divorce. A trophy
wife, worn like a garnish on a
cocktail glass. Now atrophied
and discarded.
Too easily she peeled back the
layers of herself and exposed a
soft fleshy heart. Congealing, it
lies stone cold, and should never
have been worn upon a sleeve.
She's bitter now, not sour.
Bled dry, lost all zest for life.
This is pulp fiction. Somehow,
it isn't funny.
Posted for Magpie Tales
37 comments:
Divorces can be so messy. You've captured it well. Nice job.
"it isn't funny."
and yet it is... at least the way you wrote it, with that little twist of dark humor. great imagining!
She's bitter now not sour..... very clever and interesting take on the prompt.
"pulp fiction..." adds just the right amount texture. "like a garnish..." fabulous use of words and imagery!
Love, love love every line. Clever take.
I enjoyed your clever take on this prompt...
I feel the pain in words and picture!
This is a great lemony write. I love how you weaved in bitter, peal, pulp and zest!
Well done expression of the stings of divorce.
So good, Elaine
and pithy :)
excellent take on the photo!
Wonderful poem....just apt for the prompt..
Messy business divorce ...and clever wordsmithing too. Well done Elaine.
Really clever take on the prompt! Love "garnish on a cocktail glass" and the entire synecdoche between a lemon and the wife. Perhaps most of all I love the title. Great write!
Should have had a pre-nup..problems solved..
this is so smart!! wow..
How wonderfully playful and ingenious!
Good take on this image!
Ooooooh .. this will be one of my favorites!!
Once I had the idea of the lemon (pulp) and the blood scene (the said Tarantino movie which I've never seen) I just ran with the idea. Should've played up the "fork in the road" leading to them going separate ways!!!
I really enjoyed this one.
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Very nice edge on this piece Elaine, a lot captured in an economy of words -- cutting and poignant...
...rob
Image & Verse
Very witty, love the word play.
Probably more truth than fiction in this very readable piece!
I read this three times. Addictive!
This is well-written.
Fantastically clever treatment of this prompt. Terrific. vb
This was amazing! I can't believe you got such an incredible piece out of the prompt!! Bravo!!!
Oh Elaine!
I gasped and felt sad. Terrific piece!
My result is on the opposite end of the emotional spectrum:
http://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2011/03/02/ideal-afternoon/
Very enjoyable despite tackling a grim topic as a divorce and the feelings it entails!!
Cleverly done!!
A well-worked over lemon! Only the pips missing.
A cleverly done piece! And I love the title!
I really like this... "trophy wife, worn like a garnish on a cocktail glass."
Interesting and captivating.A somber subject, but a very enjoyable read!
Pulp Fiction! I love that. Trophy, atrophied, peeled and exposed...worn like a garnish...you my friend mastered this Magpie!
Wow that is how I would imagine a relationship like that would turn out.
Whoaa!! Intense and dark, this was awesome!! Well, divorces (and sour relationships) really suck!! But your poem was simply stunning!!
Very pulpy fiction indeed! Your wordplay was totally mind blowing! A superb take on the prompt!
Very intense Elaine!!
Separations have never been pleasant. I have been there a few times already. Divorces? ah well- you already said it- it's not fully!
Way to go girl- very well expressed- I hope things are working up now.
Love xox
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