The realm of reanimation
touches reassembled monsters
and stuffed animals
sewn back together
with sparks of violent fury
but teddy bears and their kin
twist rusted garden tools
into a victim’s flesh
with more malice
than monstrosities
who remember what it was like
when they were hunted down,
who aren’t haunted
by torturous memories
of lives
once warm
with adoration.
Copyright. Paul Edward Costa.
Paul Edward Costa is a writer, teacher, spoken word artist, and the 2019-2021 Poet Laureate of Mississauga. He’s featured in many poetry reading series and has published over 60 poems and stories in literary journals worldwide. His fiction collection "God Damned Avalon" is available from Mosaic Press and his poetry book "The Long Train of Chaos" was published by Kung Fu Treachery Press. He's also won the Mississauga Arts Council's 2019 MARTY Award for Emerging Literary Arts. Links:
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