Speakers
breaking through his defenses
parents argue outside
words bleached
that wash to squalor his boyhood bubble
his angel missing in a roasted heat that strips wallpaper
politeness
he pins red wax lips on his teddy bear
as curses breeze past like clouds de-coupling
his teddy bear who utters no evil
can shift the narrative to anchor missing pieces
fake, furry therapist who hears a boy's words
whispered to the walls
that question clover living
stuffed animal toy in gallant wax lips that won't scream
in neon
that won't steal a child's game
that won't gulp a bite of crazy
a telltale pleasure to draw a boy's belief to harbored
endings
to others,
rose-lipped,
who'll
speak
a
different
pitch
Poem composed: May 3, 2021
Open Poetry 4 Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Charlotte Puddifoot
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