and they write
of monsters

taking our
pain and

making it
inhuman

creating the
misshapen
creatures

that terrorize us

separating us
from ourselves

telling us
we are not
real

because of
how we feel

but what is
more human

than pain…

perhaps
the memory
of our pain

we must live
with everyday

the misshapen
creatures who

share our bodies
and make us

whole