"You want to #borrow my ID badge again?" The detective scowled at the shadow-cloaked figure. "What do you plan to #steal this time?"
"No, no. That was a one-off." Light glinted off a scythe. "I'm here for, how do you mortals put it... Ah! My day job."
"Oh." The detective stepped aside.
Shortly after, the rookie arrived, out of breath. "Sir! Are you alright?"
"Me? Yes, of course." He continued examining the corpse. "Can't say the same for this chap, though."
5/5
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#borrow
We borrow this time,
If we don’t to use it well,
Last out’s gonna pay.
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Wrapped in borrowed jumper blue
I'm swaddled in your scent
The fibre with your form imbued
The sweetest of torments
Though I borrowed oft from you
Each treasure was returned
But what I gave, I bade adieu
E'en though each gift was spurned
And unbeknownst you have it still
Though decades since bestowed
This truth revealed when I fell ill
All given, nothing owed
Her white skin needed
some tanning, she went safe for,
sun obtained beauty
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Lady on a rocky Beach - Aobram
TIME TRAVELLERS
My son thinks I look like a time traveller
In the hat he gave me and the suit one
Of my daughters gifted me. I’ve never
Been able to lie, so I tell him I really am
One, come from places I can’t recall,
Seen faces I can’t forget, and borrowed
Lives I’d rather not have lived before
Now and after now. I’m not sure he
Believes me. The ages carry traces
Of us all.
“Can I #borrow some thyme?” It was the new neighbour.
“Sure... let me check my spice rack.”
“No, not the herb. Time. An hour should do.”
“You need my help for an hour?” I asked, puzzled.
“No, I just need an hour. Look, are you busy this evening?”
“Not really.”
“So let me take an hour. I’ll return it. What day are you really busy?”
“Well, I have a big meeting tomorrow. But was does that--”
“Tomorrow it is. Thank you,” he left quickly.
OK, weird neighbour. I glanced at the kitchen clock. 9:15, how could that be? It had just gone 8 when he knocked. Had I dozed off?
I spent the morning busily preparing for the meeting. I was all set when the boss came in and asked me to prepare something else.
“You must be joking! The meeting is in 20 minutes!”
“No, it’s in an hour and 20 minutes, at 12 noon. Good news, it looks like you gained an hour!”
beg borrow or steal
opt for the second in that
never say never
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The #MastoPrompt for Friday 10 January 2025 is:
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