My Monster
by Brigitte Aponte
 
      My monster, my demon, my fiend I know you are out there Although not in my scene You are roaming free Breathing the air Like any other human being Why can't you be detained and put in a cage? Displayed in full view for all the world to be seen As the ugly, vile freak you have always been.

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    Lover/Monster Aren't you both the same? Both of you exist within your breathing frame. One day you turn to me with love in your eyes. I look at you with passion and deep sighs. What happened? Where did you go? Now you despise me and only venom from you flows.