It's Still Life

A Short-lived Conversation About Skulls

I have half an ear open, and Mum says, “Don’t underestimate the trouble you can find yourself in.”

And I’m watching a bee bump its head against the window, over and over and over again, and I say, “It’s weird, a skull always seems to smile, but a skull needs its skin to frown.”

And Mum says I have a darkness leaning into the metaphysical.

I’m 6, and I have no clue what she’s on about, but I sure know what that bee is thinking.

Written for Ragtag Daily Prompt: Skull. Some artwork is created using Midjourney AI, and is identified as such in the ALT text or captioned. Imagery and poems ©Misky 2023.