Lectio Divina by Mathew Escott In Greek the word for poison and cure is the same. The thought that occurs to me as I drag my heart across the page waiting for the catch, hoping for a nail not quite flush, jutting up, a word or image or phrase (charis, krisis, agape) that snags and tears me open, dividing sinews, remembering too that bruises are also wounds that just haven’t broken through.
Matt Escott lives in Toronto with his wife and 7 year old twins. For the past 10 years he has worked with youth experiencing homelessness, and is currently developing a mentorship program for youth in foster care. He has been published or has work forthcoming in Ekstasis, OneArt, Stone Poetry Quarterly, Amethyst Review, and Tabula Rasa.
