Spirit & Flesh! (500 word ~ Flash fiction)
By Len Morgan
My Scars are evidence that I’m fallible. I’ve been injured many times, yet always I have survived. I have beaten faster men, better men, and stronger men. I beat them because I am too blind stupid to know when I'm beaten! As time passes they begin to doubt; their confidence evaporates; their strength starts to wane, their mind allows vulnerability in. Then their imagination starts working overtime and they begin to fear. From then on, their days are numbered. But, I’m getting older, and slower. It's just a matter of time…
If killing is wrong then why do I feel so exulted with each cutting thrust of my sword?
Spirit & Flesh!
The Spirit is immortal and so has eternity in which to enjoy the finer things; beauty of thought and deed; with ample time to contemplate them to the full.
The Flesh knows it has but a short span on earth. Time in which to taste the riches and pleasures of life: greed, gain, and lust, three of the hungers to be sated in life. It wants to experience everything in full measure, caring only for its own existence: The Joy of Life!
Copyright Len Morgan
Comments & suggestions always appreciated...
ReplyDeleteMy initial thought was “what you been smoking Len” only joking mate . Are you a psychologist in disguise?
DeleteRemind me not to pick a fight with you Len!
ReplyDeleteIt's only a story. There are many situations I would never write about. But the folly of men is not one.
ReplyDeleteGood stuff Len, and remember, you will often be thought of by the words you write, in some cases, these will make you immortal!
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