The Monster In me

by Patricia Harris

 

I cannot tell you truthfully

the problem with the idea

that I can face my own humanity,

For I am all too aware

of the Monster in me.

 

I am lacking in empathy,

I am quick to bite the hand

that feeds me,

But worst of all…

I am injurious of the one person

That I should be protecting most.

 

So, It’s not the extra hair,

nor the teeth that grow in funny…

That makes me monstrous.

The monster in me

is what is in my heart and soul

and inside each and everyone of us.