Snot was streaked down his mouth, chin and collarino like ejaculated soul.
He wiped himself off—his nose too—with a paper towel, then balled it up and threw it into the fireplace. The fire leapt up with a flash of green and devoured the offering. The licking of its lips turned quickly into an ominous smile.
“I saw what you did.”
He cocked an eyebrow at the fire.
“So you’re going to blackmail me, are you? Silly chemical process! You won’t tell anybody.”
He stepped over to the fireplace and lifted up his cassock. Then he unzipped his jeans.
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2021
unbolt me 
i.
snot was streaked
down his mouth,
chin and collarino
like ejaculated soul.
he wiped himself off
—his nose too—
with a paper towel,
then balled it up
and threw it
into the fireplace.
ii.
the fire leapt
up with a flash of green
and devoured the offering.
the licking of its lips
turned quickly
into an ominous smile.
“i saw what you did.”
iii.
he cocked an eyebrow at the fire.
“so you’re going
to blackmail me,
are you?
silly chemical process!
you won’t tell anybody.”
iv.
he stepped over
to the fireplace
and lifted up his cassock.
then he unzipped his jeans.
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Hm. You’re right. This does seem to work as a poem too!
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Bloody wet-blanket of a fire… its gonna get more than a rude come-uppance now.
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That’s for dang sure! 😋
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I have a plot related question…did he rub one off of did he pee into the fire? Could be both…
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**rub one off OR did he pee?
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Well, he IS a priest, so… 😅
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I enjoy your eccentric writing!
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Aw, thanks, CB! 😁
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You know if it’s ok with you both, I’d love to tackle this forever loop of stories on my podcast. I think it would be really interesting and different.
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We would love it, Matt! (As long as we could listen to the final result!) 🎧
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of course there will be a post on my blog but this is the link to the podcast site https://anchor.fm/matt-david-snyder
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Tony I would post it on my blog a prolific potpourri but if you miss it this the the link to the podcast site for my show short story Saturday https://anchor.fm/matt-david-snyder
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Thank you so much, Matt! Very much appreciated! 😀
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Hahaha! (Embarrasingly, I had to look up the word “cassock”. Good thing I did; I would’ve missed out on a good chunk of meaning here, lol)
But seriously, I wonder what a fire’s personality would be like if they COULD really talk. I bet they’d be able to recommend some good metal bands \m/
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Hopefully they would recommend some absolute awesome metal bands like My Silent Wake, Draconian, The Morningside, Jinjer, and more… 😉🤘
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Y’know, Jinjer is the only one I’ve actually heard of, lol. So thankyou for doing the fire’s good work here!
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Hope you enjoy! 😄
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Oh the devil made him do it🤣🤣
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That devil has a lot to answer for! 🤣
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