RDP Monday: ESSENCE
Artist:
Jakub Schikaneder
There is this little part of me
that hides in my dreams, finds it’s way into the things I write, says things out loud
that the rest of me doesn’t have the courage to speak out loud
, even if I am the only person in the room.
That little part of me that oozes and threads around inside of me like fog rolling up from the sea to the shore
lives in a haunted house at the very core of my soul.
FOWC: Faceless
Doctor Who Fans have been putting out their ideas about who this character is- her name is Mrs. Flood and in a cat playing with a mouse sort of way she let the viewers know that she knows what a TARDIS is:
https://youtu.be/MEkfCmrUxCo?si=95E8c3p9gx7LSMWB
She showed us a dark side in another episode so I stopped thinking she was a ‘good guy”
https://youtu.be/tXEdkC2-5Bs?si=dN2eOPV70Wnj07WC
I didn’t play along with Who ( Lol) Mrs Flood is because I couldn’t really place her with as much conviction in the DW universe as other fans until I saw the latest episode of Doctor Who and ” the one who waits ” turned out to SUTEKH – a villian who had ties to Mars:
and then I remembered the David Tennant episode, ” The Waters of Mars ” and the villain was virus was called,
‘ The Flood ‘
I’m probably way off base, but that’s okay. Sometimes it’s fun to just play along.
Mars is my favorite planet because when I was little I used to have nightmares about it and as the years have gone on it’s been proving to us ( thank you NASA ) that there is more to it then meets the eye.
That’s how monsters sneak up on you- one step at a time and heaven knows, I do love a good monster story.
WP Prompt: What snack would you eat right now?
A.I. Art-Creator Unknown
I am always ready to snack on a meal from McDonalds.
It’s true- McDonald’s meals taste the same from restaurant to restaurant except-( there is always an exception, isn’t there? ) for that place in Iowa, for real, I still want to know how a McDonald’s in a Midwestern state famous for corn and cows murdered my french fries and Quater Pounder with Cheese. That thought keeps coming back to me and this happened over 15 years ago!
Anyway, McDonald’s is my comfort food because it has and probably always will taste the same ( not counting that place in Iowa ) and when I want a snack that cheers me up and warms my bones- I head to Mcdonald’s every single time.
Photo A.M. Moscoso
Oakwood Cemetery.
Beaver Dam WI USA
October2023
Nobody sits next to me on the train- which I suppose is a gift if you hate being around people. But the truth is, I don’t hate being around people at all. After all I write about people all of the time.
Of course, in my stories the monsters are the main characters and I toss in people so that they will have something to feast on- otherwise they might starve and what would I have to write about?
I’m thinking, maybe I put out that, ” you would sure fit into my story about demonic possession, or I could just see you clawing your way out of a grave minus an eye and most of your fingernails” so scoot a little closer and let me take a look at you” vibe.
Or it could just be that I’m just an ugly creep- it’s a toss up.
Sometimes I wish I wasn’t so creepy and that people would rather stand then sit by me or even look at me and smile or puke or SOMETHING.
I guess until things change, the seats next to me on the train will always be empty.
AI Artwork by CURSEJOURNEY
Inspired by RDP Thursday Prompt: Serial Offender