Pumpkin Madness by Melissa Stagi-Zepeda

Pumpkin Madness 

by Melissa Stagi-Zepeda

Year after year,

the pumpkins lived in fear.

Slicing, maiming, wrenching their guts,

I never considered them while I made cuts.

This year, raging gourds, an orange mad herd.

They ate the kid that looked like a bird.

Blood stained the sidewalk, splattered with brain,

I'll never look at a pumpkin the same way again.

 

 

About the Author:

Melissa Stagi spent her childhood plucking the legs off spiders and drawing gory thoughts. 

You can now find her in her studio, working on her twisted characters and her first book. You can also see her works at www.artistsites.org/mstagii and www.stagiworks.etsy.com.