Poems and Short Stories

The Eldest Monster

Monster, monster
growling, chasing.
Monster, monster
loathing, killing.
Monster, monster
can't be loving,
can't be amazing.
Monster, monster
following, watching.
Monster, monster
walking, talking.
Monster, monster
can't be flirting,
can't be courting.
Monster, monster
stalking, waiting.
Monster, monster
coercing, compelling.
Monster, monster
can't be touching,
can't be holding.
Monster, monster
smiling, caressing.
Monster, monster
grinning, planning.
Monster, monster
can't be winning,
can't be gaining.
Monster, monster
falling, hurting.
Monster, monster
running, hiding.
Monster, monster
can't be fading,
can't be dying.
Monster, monster
loving, courting.
Monster, monster
holding, winning.
Monster, monster
fading, dying.

Monster, monster
saved, treated.
Monster, monster
watched, learned.
Monster, monster
can't be released,
can't be named.
Monster, monster
talked, promised.
Monster, monster
studied, threatened.
Monster, monster
can't be denied,
can't be rejected.
Monster, monster
waited, trained.
Monster, monster
satisfied, occupied.
Monster, monster
can't be conned,
can't be dominated.
Monster, monster
survived, escaped.
Monster, monster
succeed, grinned.
Monster, monster
can't be trapped,
can't be defeated.

Monster, monster
bored, rested.
Monster, monster
twisted, wicked.
Monster, monster
can't be amused,
can't be roused.
Monster, monster
summoned, chained.
Monster, monster
glared, imprisoned.
Monster, monster
can't be freed,
can't be loosed.