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Percy by Andy Riverbed
He'd been up the past forty days. It had been that long since he was told. He was infected. She infected him. His one girl; only girl. She let herself be seduced by a minority. She infected him. Past forty days. He'd do this 'til his days were gunned. When there was no more walking, no more talking, with the poisoned burden that he would acknowledge from now on. He'd been spreading the infection as far as he could. Cut his finger and plot blood on small animals' wounds. He'd prey on all the girls in school. College was a much more willing playground. He was confident, open, handsome, young, a man. Spoke suave-fresh-cool to the hungry children. No problem. No shame. Terrible. Vicious. Past forty days. Vengeance on the world, no mercy; take them all down too.
(Winner of the 2006 Bird Flu Poetry Contest Most Disturbing
Entry Award.) posted 11.13.06. |
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