STORY STARTER
Submitted by Leah Grace
Those hazel eyes are soft; eyes that donβt belong to a killer.
Write a short story that contains this line or centres around the idea.
Hazel eyes, so soft and warm,
A gaze that hides a darker storm.
They donβt belong to a heart that kills,
The truth yet lingers, silent, still.
In those eyes, the quiet lie,
A killerβs truth I canβt deny.
The mirror shows what I canβt fleeβ
The dark reflection inside of me.
Wow! I loved the ending. So unexpected. One thought on meter. Take it if you will.
Last line of the first stanza might sound better with one more syllable.
The truth yet lingers, silent, still.
Or something along those lines.
Even without another syllable, the poem is chilling and beautiful. Word choice, meter, rhyme all work in harmony.
I love this take on the prompt!! Also, the way it changes [I was going to use the fancy term I learnt in English but I forgot it], when you realise itβs their reflection is β€οΈ
