Day 13 ... NaPoWriMo / Poem-a-Day 2019

Maureen Thorson’s NaPoWriMo prompt: “Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem about something mysterious and spooky! Your poem could be about something that is mysterious and spooky in a bad way (like a witch), or mysterious and spooky in a good way (possibly also like a witch? It depends on the witch, I guess!) Or just the everyday, mysterious, spooky quality of being alive.” Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-a-Day prompt: “For today’s prompt, write a view poem. Wherever you’re at, you have a view: maybe of a river or sunset. Maybe of a cubicle or a copy machine. Even the blind have a view of darkness, nothingness, or some other -ness. And that’s just being literal, because everyone has views on sports, politics, poetry, etc.” Robert's example poem today wondered why bathrooms in houses sometimes have a window next to the throne, and I thought I'd riff off that idea. Devil's Piss So there you are, taking a leak, as they say, and looking out that silly window, it’s first thing in the morning, a sleepy moment, when you realize the view is not the backyard, which needs mowing, but rather another bathroom, but with black walls — is that stone? — and it’s like a mysterious mirror, ’cause there’s another dude standing there, undoubtedly doing his business, looking at you in equal surprise, his eyebrows raising up, his horns little bumps — wait, horns? — and his skin a kind of faint red, like a deep blush all over. Then you blink and the backyard is back, which is a good thing, though it still needs mowing — damn! — and you can't help wondering, the liquid that other guy was spilling, would it be 190 proof? —Draft by Vince Gotera    [Do not copy or quote . . . thanks.] Okay, so it’s bathroom humor. At least I didn’t ask if it would be ever clear. Which is different from Everclear, though maybe it’s not, because Everclear is ever clear. And then there’s Norwegian wood. I’m out. EDIT . . . evidently it's not well-known that "Devil's Piss" is a mixed drink: lemonade and Everclear (which is 190 proof). Sorry, everyone! Friends, won’t you comment, please? Love to know what you’re thinking. To comment, look for a red line below that starts Posted by, then click once on the word comments in that line. If you don’t find the word “comments” in that line, then look for a blue link below that says Post a comment and click it once. Thanks! Ingat, everyone.  ヅ

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