A FolkHeart Press
Halloween Writing Contest
Winner Has Been Chosen!
Congratulations Gregory Kimball
His prose-poem story, Dead Man's Shoes, was selected just in time for Halloween. Prizes included being featured in the blog and in the monthly FolkHeart Press e-newsletter AND a $25 gift e-card from Sweet Lolllipop Shop!
Honorable Mention: Girls
vs. Ghoul by Lily Hagan
Dead
Man’s Shoes By
Gregory Kimball
In the
alley in the rain with his head in his hands things weren’t going as Willy
had planned.
Broke,
forlorn and driven to drink. Into the pits of perdition he was beginning to
sink.
His
wife was gone and his dog had died. He was running rather low on strength and
pride.
Sitting
and staring as the rain came down. If his mouth had been open he would probably
drowned.
Out in
the alley with the rest of the trash, heartbroken and blubbering with zero
cash.
Poor
little Willy had nothing to lose when he stumbled upon the dead man’s shoes.
Wingtips
they were polished and bright and they shone like a beacon in the dark of the
night
Inside
of the shoes were the dead man’s feet with the rest of him there like a side of
meat.
There
in the alley: Stiff, spoiled and dead with black plastic bags for his final
bed.
Off they came, quick as a flash and the dead
man’s body sunk in the trash.
On they went and Harry stood tall. They fit
rather well though a little too small.
Into a
grin his lips stretched wide and he felt his body filling with pride.
Suddenly
then his heart ceased to pump and his head hit the ground with a terrible
thump.
Along
came Hector, dejected and alone. He was feeling the loneliness deep down in his
bones.
Poor
little Hector had nothing to lose when he stumbled upon the dead man’s shoes.
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