Flash Me

They all put on a masquerade dance and flopped around like a bunch of sullen cows.
Their jewellery exuded a gloomy codesant glow in the sepia forecast of the room. This was a social affair; it was all too clear as they went in turn, scratching each others backs. Modesty found herself friendless and depressed, drowned by alcohol. Who knows who she’ll be going home with.
Hidden strangers hurriedly escape, fleeing into trees steeped hauntingly towards the sky. Where the air was cooler, thicker, the once parted, stripped off their disguise.

Oh WOW! I can't believe this! I won?
Thank you so much DevlinDLC
I never thought...wow! You give me my first...LOL!!!
Miss Indie (Indie) and Jack Heslop (Heslopian) With you two in the running. I never thought I had a chance and all the rest of you too.  Thank you again DevlinDLC

Great work!  Congrats!

Yay, runner-up! Well done, Glynis and Jack

I came in last night, drunk, and wrote my entry for this contest before I realised it had already finished! Well done to the winner and runners-up.

For kicks, my would-be entry is here: http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/50311-a-tired-man/