That
Boy
A
scrap of a boy.
Crumpled
shoulders,
angled
face, disdainful.
Adults
only remember to yell at him,
children
only remember to fear him.
He
is That Boy,
a
real-life horror story,
haunting
childhood memories,
living
on a loop.
The
Boy that never wrote a sentence,
now
sentenced to life,
haunting
a cell,
living
on a loop.
Linda
Sacco
Linda
Sacco is a teacher and writer living in Melbourne, Australia.
Her
qualifications include Bachelor of Arts (Professional Writing) from Victoria
University and Master of Teaching (Primary) from The University of Melbourne.
Her
poetry has been published in Ariel Chart, Bluepepper, Dead Snakes, Dual Coast
Magazine, 50 Haikus, Haiku Journal, Haiku Pond, Inwood Indiana, Poetry
Quarterly, Poetry Pacific, Tanka Journal, Three Line Poetry and Track + Signal
Magazine. Her first full-length poetry collection is Waves.
In
2022, her poem River was nominated for The Pushcart Prize.
She
is the author of the Which Is Your Perfect Pet? ebook series with titles on Dog
Breeds, Designer Dogs, Cat Breeds and Birds. A forthcoming title in the
series, Rabbits and Rodents is due for release next year.