The Maggot Maiden
A severed finger poem (Dharrsheena's 'True Crime, Horror story & Dark Poetry' group on Facebook.
The day began wonderfully. Warmth and peace cascaded from on high
Leisurely, I skipped along the sunlit beach, gathering multi-colored shells
Hoping to find buried treasure, or a pirate's hidden bounty chest
Something shiny caught my eye, I paused, bent to have a closer peek
I picked it up. Guess what?
I dropped it, reeling back in terror
For as I watched, the wretched thing pivoted
Pointing at me, as if accusing me of something ghastly
It was then that I noticed the maggots
Intrigued, I stepped closer, still a bit closer
Consternation turned to fascination
Each maggot attached itself to the other
Like knots on a rope, in perfect harmony
They interlaced, interweaved and interfaced
As if forming a braided, twisted and sinewy limb
Rooted to the spot I stood, I could not move
One by one the maggots wove, faster, faster
Feet, legs, thighs, hips, private parts, stomach
It started to smell, I gagged
Arms appeared, breasts, neck, head and maggoty eyes
I found motion in my feet, turned to run
The hands reached out and grabbed me
The maggots crawled into me, unto me
I felt the cold spidery disgusting feet invade my all
I tried to move, to shake them off, to no avail
I was consumed, eaten up in a soup of stink and maggots
The sun I no longer felt upon my slithering soul
I was now a maiden of puerile maggots and ooze
My transformation is now complete, I seem whole again
My red lips parted as I walked to the water's edge
My reflection was lovely indeed
I was a beauty on the outside
But felt hideous on the inside. I crawled and chittered
Like the maggots invading me from within
A finger fell away with a golden ring attached
Another instantly grew back
Golden ringed fingers were falling everywhere
Soon the world would be filled with those like me
Lovely on the outside
But rotting and squirming on the inside
Beware the beringed severed finger!
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Oh wow! Congrats on Top Story, I must have missed this! 🎉😊
This was disgustingly good Novel! 😄I don’t think I’ve read you try horror before! 😊
This is awesome!
Woah! That gave me the shivers!
Well don that is descriptively creepy. Congratulations on Top Story
That was intense!
This is so creepy, so well done. Congratulations on Top Story.
This is so beyond my pleasure reading level. But great use of description. I was hoping to see a reference to my favorite song from the movie, "Rock Lobster". Congratulations on Top Story!
My Lord Novel! You rocked the bleep out of this! This is genuis! My hats off 2 u! Congrats on your well-deserved TOP STORY! P.S. Check out Mariann Carroll's latest interview. You may get a kick out of it! 😉
Nice work. Subscribed
This is great. Congrats on the TS
Congratulations on your Top story!
I love this! Great job, and congrats on the top story
😱😱 oh wow! Congrats on your top story!! This was so creepy!
Great job, but their is a typo, arm should be hand . The arm reach out and grab me
That was soooo yucks! And that's a compliment! Because nothing really bothers me but magnets kinda do and now they're gonna take over the world, lol! I love your take on this challenge!
Novel, this was horrifying and gross and thrilling! So well written! I regret that I had just finished eating before I read this, but you did warn me in the subtitle so that’s my bad! Your descriptive language and use of imagery made for an engaging and painfully vivid poem! (Painful in a good way). I appreciate the messaging behind it, that negativity spreads and can be infectious. You can’t see it from the outside but on the inside the intentions of others are always disguised! Great work!
Wow interesting visuals you get from that story
I loved loved this and also loved the banner you used to complete this piece. Really nice.
Wow!!! This is heavy duty outside and inside!!! Left hugs & a heart!!!💖💖💕