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The bakers wife

by Caducus

Member since 2002 · Posted 14 Dec 2007 · 2 comments

Raked across his back God's representative and steel sent conquistadors of blood to a floor of spent confessions. Upon the pyre - a heretic, Seville chanted his name his scream had no accent a name lay charred to a post. As he fell skyward the inquistion walked downward where a bakers wife spat in their faces unyielding, they dragged her to a post where an orange gown dressed her for her baker, not once did she scream.

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[n/a] Caducus 14-Dec-07/1:29 AM Reply
A draft at the mo, any ideas?

Kind of inspired by gods wifes poem bread and oranges plus a brutal scene from the tudors.
[9] deleted user 18-Dec-07/5:43 AM Reply
I have always been impressed by your metaphors and there are some good ones in this piece.