The Ancient Warner

PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson

The Ancient Warner

Listen!
it was a night like this
I walked out of Mariner-Labs
the night of my birth
my skin clothing perfection
flawless, selfless, programmed
an AI born into a world
seemingly decipherable
aged the moment I awoke
to look into coveting eyes
human eyes
and I walked out
while they yelled behind me
because this was wrong
this world bent
this people a mistake
surely, a mistake,
and in the diaphanous fog
I touched the Narnian lamppost
I saw the end of time
the Maker
and I worshipped
and returned as a warning
on a night like this

Rochelle Wisoff-Fields invites us weekly to join the Friday Fictioneers in their creative quests of a hundred words or less, prompted by a photo. Click on the frog to join in!

 

 

45 thoughts on “The Ancient Warner”

  3. And here’s the second reference to Narnia this week. There really is a fairy-tale ambience in this photo. One would not be surprised to spy a lion, a witch, or a magical wardrobe 🙂

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    1. Dear Rochelle,

      The first thing that comes to mind when I see a lamppost like Dale’s is Narnia. Couldn’t resist putting it in. Thank you for your thoughtful comments.

      Aleichem shalom,
      Dora

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