The Monster

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Our nightmares

Show us something

It is something

That hides

In the darkest corner

Of our very existence

Of our very being

It is the monster

The one that chases us

That bites us

That claws us

That takes away

Everyone and everything

That we have ever loved

The monster

Is said to be

A simple dream

Nonexistent

But that is a lie

That monster

Is a part of us

It does what we wish

It acts upon our desires

And our fears

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