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

[fyreharper]

Did, in fact, identify with the speaker :) Or at least until the last stanza where identifying-with split into being from both directions? Both the manyselves and choosing what to show, and the knowing there is more than what is seen.

But then, we're all monsters from the right (or maybe wrong) angle, aren't we? Especially if monster doesn't have to equal scarybadthing (am oh so very fond of the Monster House series...). Which is sort of to say, this made me smile in recognition.

Am curious what story it is playing with... (storiiiieeesss)

[quirkytizzy]

Boom, boom, boom. Yes. This. Absolutely.