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ON MONSTERS
THE MONSTERS AND THE MAN
To me the monster is that Man
Whose spirit we cannot
Unwrap from evil in the womb
That ferments as it rotsTo me the monster is that Beast
Whose tearing maw will bleed
With uncanny ichors hot
To digest what it breedsTo me the monster angelic
Who fell to Daemon’s pit
Broods on murderous revenge
With septic, cold intentTo me the monster prodigal
Like a Titan strides
To grind upon the red shorelines
Where terror does abideYet in me Monster curls and sleeps
Hibernating long
Dreaming when he will awake
To sing his monstrous songSo knowing this, and monsters well
I keep him drugged and bled
So he will never wake in me
To do what I most dread…__________________________
To me there are four types of monsters in this world: The Evil, Unrepentant Man, the Naturally Savage Beast, the Supernatural Daemon, and the Unrelenting Prodigy/Prodigal.
And then there is me…