all those toys

A Poem by Scott Virtes

Something's lurking in the attic ...

all those toys
by s.c.virtes
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forgotten playful things
grow bitter in the attic
restless like a trigger finger
staring plastic eyes glare
thru dusty moldy windows
knotted fabric minds shatter
at the touch of daylight

:: written 10/18/96, published in Aoife's Kiss (9/02), Dark Windows #4 (10/07)

© 2008 Scott Virtes

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Added on February 10, 2008
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Scott Virtes

Escondido, CA

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Quick bio: I've had about 400 stories & poems published since 1986. He had a story in Analog (July/Aug 2007) recently, and has had works in Space & Time, Ideomancer, Star*Line, Cafe Irreal, Planet, a.. [more]