After the equator
stood under the sun, ditches
wetten or dry out

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hearts were aflutter
charms blazing soft like butter
then tossed to gutter

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#Gutter
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#MastoPrompt Friday 20th March 2026: #gutter
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From the dank, malodorous depths of the #gutter, he smiled up at the passers-by.

No help offered, needed, nor welcomed.

Most skirted round his lice-ridden, filthy body.

All wondered at his smile, which helped to sustain the smile in all its gap-toothed glory.

He had tried.
Led.
Bullied.
Cajoled.
Pleaded.
Begged.

But no one wanted to stand up for themselves.

His smile?

The abdication of all responsibility, even for himself.

The #MastoPrompt for Friday 20 March 2026 is:

#gutter

The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.

@ me, if you like, or just include the #MastoPrompt tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.

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They said “These things, they don’t just happen”
They wanna know
They asked if I’m a whore
They took my dress
They swabbed my white car

I hope they're dead now
I hope they’re fucking dead now

Couch Slut - “In A Pig’s Eye”

https://gileadmedia.bandcamp.com/track/in-a-pigs-eye

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