FAWM: "Four starburst holes in the storefront window"

Four starburst holes in the storefront window

1 week ago by @gordon

Skirmish: The 32nd Page (@gruvmachine)

Four starburst holes in the storefront window

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#page32 #skirmish
Well this is an interesting skirmish prompt to be sure. I had The Future by Naomi Alderman lying next to the recording rig and turned to page 32. On page 32 is the following, "Four starburst holes in the storefront window, glittering like tinsel". The rest I just made up...

Lyrics

Four starburst holes opened in the storefront window
Glittering like tinsel in the soft moon's glow
Shards of glass like diamonds fly
As the night moans softly, a fleeting sigh

A breeze stirs gently through the broken frame,
A car speeds up and is gone
The world outside feels cold and wide,
As stars and stories in the night collide

An active shooter somewhere at large
Speeding away in a stolen car
A second later a second before
Things would have worked out different

(c) words and music G Todd 2025

Comments

@cjk 1w

Poetic description of a shooting, it really took me a moment to get the story together. Good lyrics, good song. Great skirmish!

@hmstreetteam 1w

This is quite impressive for an impromptu performance of a story in song form. The music and delivery capture the wonder and suspense, while the narrative is unsparing in its detail.

@kahlo2013 1w

Wow! This is a fabulous creation! I love the vivid image from the book. What a great sentence and you took it an created such a powerful and profound song. Incredible! Your driving guitar and emotive vocals with the haunting ending make this song so intense and compelling. Incredible skirmish!

@alyxanderjames 1w

Definitely an evocative line to pull a song out of! This is an excellent little bit of storytelling.

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