for Julio
Published in
Oct 24, 2020
this is what you showed me
just a dream
can shake me like this
a monster psyche-risen
says I was duplicitous
calls me betrayer
assures me no one will save me
this time
the demon says
there’s no salvation
you didn’t remember
to trade for favors
there’s nothing to call in
I woke, fight-or-flight enabled
unsure whom I’ve crossed
and whence I should run
I realize I am the monster
better to stay hidden
behind my bunker of dirt
best not show my mask
to those who wear compassion
comfortably
who don’t understand
how easily you would have
made them a mark
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