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I love monsters

And monsters hate me

By Veronica Published 3 years ago 1 min read
Photo by Camila Quintero Franco on Unsplash

I love monsters

And monsters hate me

For they see the addict in themselves

As I place a mirror

In between

I unravel their wits

Make them hiss and spit

Uncoiling in fury

They can no longer

Fabricate

The very lives they built

Which echo their deceit

Straight back in the empty house

They clawed away at

Soiled with red paint

And putrid lies

Not even they can deny

Come forth the all seeing eye

No hidden walls

Or secret gardens

Sunken in their blackened hearts

Just clarity

Forcing them to

Face their own insanity

...You do not fool me.

heartbreak

About the Creator

Veronica

I am the moss silken on watered stones, rooted deep in rich soil. Earthen creature, I am the night sky -starry and strayed from the forgotten path of poets - I am, the chatter from the iron rails rattling as the train carries itself home.

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