From now on, Writing on the Wall will be monthly, but the rules are the same: we give you a prompt, and you write a response in the comments where everyone will see ti!
This month, we invite you, in 100 words or less, to post your reply to the following prompt:
They paid him a million dollars to be a slave.
Thanks for your interest! We look forward to seeing what you come up with!
Everyone Has a Price
They paid him
a million dollars
to be a slave
of the system,
and he caved
with a quickness,
losing all
sense of cool
as he sucked dry
and slurped down
every ounce of silver;
his eyes burned hot
with the vicious lust
of lapdog betrayal
while the knife
slid sharply
into the side
of his brother;
then he crept
to the front
of the stage
and spewed a speech
of lies
on behalf
of every ideal
he’d already sold
down the river.
Thank you, Scott! This is great!