two poems: mythologising the self

[kaberett]

When I tell you I am a monster
what I mean is

I do not think like you
I do not think like you expect me to.

Yes, I have claws and teeth
but I'm not the only one of whom that's true.

No--the difference is:
I am looking at you always slantwise
out of three--or four--or five eyes
my several selves considering
which ones to let you see.

[third couplet edited 2017-04-15]

Comments

[vass]

Ooh. I like this a lot.