Souls, souls, souls...crystalized into shards. So many shapes, sizes...extremely tiny to not-so-tiny. Smell, a murky twisting here, a smoky wailing this.
Squeeze them between the fingers. Some cut! Tuck into a cheek and suck, like hard candy. Sounds, like freshly-turned soil a few days after a rain, or a sobbing. Some softly crying, some keening, loudly, behind the eyes. Tickling at the base of the skull. Words, sometimes, even.
"Le' me goo, ye blasted gnoome! I'll bash yer 'ead-"
"Hissss! Crussssh you beneath the-"
"No! You no take-"
"Me smash tiny-"
"Where are my lures? I swore I left them right-"
Talky, talky. Salty, or light and fluffy, spun sugar, maybe a cloud inside a boot.
Swallow this one, and that one. Jagged, smooth, square. Sew these under the skin, here, in this pattern, and there, in that pattern. A tooth in back. Was loose. Replace. Making dreams flavorful. Adding more things. Advancement!
"-wasn't supposed to happen this-"
"-in the front chest of drawers, but-"
"Why? Please, just let me go-"
After-dinner mint! Laughter, uncontrolled and manic. Scritch and whittle. Rings and trinkets! So many, many bits and thoughts. Fantastic!
Squeeze them between the fingers. Some cut! Tuck into a cheek and suck, like hard candy. Sounds, like freshly-turned soil a few days after a rain, or a sobbing. Some softly crying, some keening, loudly, behind the eyes. Tickling at the base of the skull. Words, sometimes, even.
"Le' me goo, ye blasted gnoome! I'll bash yer 'ead-"
"Hissss! Crussssh you beneath the-"
"No! You no take-"
"Me smash tiny-"
"Where are my lures? I swore I left them right-"
Talky, talky. Salty, or light and fluffy, spun sugar, maybe a cloud inside a boot.
Swallow this one, and that one. Jagged, smooth, square. Sew these under the skin, here, in this pattern, and there, in that pattern. A tooth in back. Was loose. Replace. Making dreams flavorful. Adding more things. Advancement!
"-wasn't supposed to happen this-"
"-in the front chest of drawers, but-"
"Why? Please, just let me go-"
After-dinner mint! Laughter, uncontrolled and manic. Scritch and whittle. Rings and trinkets! So many, many bits and thoughts. Fantastic!
