Tuesday, 20 May 2025

Monster

 


The monster sleeps,

the sleep of the restless.

In dreams he turns fitfully,

awaiting a mittful

of people on whose

stressed emotions he can feed.

Throughout the night

the monster breathes in deep lungfuls,

Snoring out hate in snorted growls.

Scaring away the light,

making the moon hide her eyes.

 

The beast wakes,

takes the day

and starts to unravel it

piece by piece,

making people feel like shit.

Disturbing the peace

gives him his high.

He doesn't shy away,

nor stay in the shadows

during the light of day,

he goes his own way,

causing mischief and hate.

He feeds you with self-distain,

making you feel less than one.

He makes you feel insane.

Straining your hope

until you have watched your life

flow down the drain. Gone.

 

He tells you lies

until you believe them as true.

He makes you feel like everything

is all because of you,

everything you ever do,

it is you at fault.

He controls what you do,

who you see,

what you think

and ultimately, who you'll be.

The monster or beast,

a deceiver. A thief

stealing away every part of you

and making it his own.

You are not allowed to own, 

everything you have is on loan,

rented from the shady creature

that stalks your home.

 

Don't you see

there is no paranormal mystery.

No supernatural entity.

The monster that stands

before you and me is just a bully,

built from skin and bone.

He fears what he doesn't know.

He fears being left alone,

so he leers at you when you arrive home.

He sneers when you find the drive

to be a better person of your own.

He lies that you are worthless

because he despises

being left behind when you see through

his snide remarks.

He wants things his way,

no other way will do

and don’t dare be good

at what you do, he will ridicule,

making you feel like you don’t deserve praise,

when in truth your story is so much better

once you stop being his slave.

 

 




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