Thursday, 9 April 2026

#2292 -- tantrum


 

2292

7.99

10.iv.26

tantrum

 

the monster

takes his toys

the monster is a he

 

takes yours

the monster takes everyone’s

the monster takes the cake

 

the monster plays

he smashes his own

he’s not the only one

 

he monsters the other monsters

 

he smashes the others

no parents around

 

the monster is smashing everything up

keeps making threats

 

the monster is hurting himself

 

the monster is bigger than them

makes more hurt

than the rest of us all put together

 

bullies the bullies

and what does that make him?

 

so many cowards cheer on

keep quiet

 

everyone is dancing for the monster

everyone sings for him

 

everyone wants the monster

because, you know, or else

 

no one will lift a finger

no one will say a word

 

he doesn’t need a name

we’d be afraid to say

 

who’ll call the monster to bay?

 

not me

and very much doubt it’s you

 

we’d like to keep out of the monster’s way

 

maybe he’s not?

have I mentioned how ugly the monster is?

I mean the heart more than the face

 

as sin, they say

 

they haven’t seen the monster ‘

haven’t been up close

 

his spite is poison

a foul ooze of what-can-we-call-it?

it’s not mind

but

maybe he’s misunderstood

lately we’ve been thinking that way

 

how everyone’s just so much monster

not much else

 

all shapes and sizes

the things we think!

and what we’d if off leash

 

but better not to think at all

we have our monstrous hopes

we all have monster in

 

if I hide here?

or will the monster go away?

 

that’s how I’ve been looking at things

 

does this make me a monster?

 

or maybe, just maybe

one day?













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