E. Lexi Abbott

The Monsters are among us.

They hide within the light.

They don the visage of a friend

and flash Their pearly whites.

The Monsters are among us.

They can go a lifetime unseen.

Committing acts of treason

hiding behind a modern screen.

The Monsters are among us.

They look like me and you.

They walk and talk the same way

that other people do.

The Monsters are among us.

Some of them reform.

But some just keep hopping groups

trying to be reborn.

The Monsters are among us.

They speak in many tongues.

Those of healing, those of friendship,

and those of the hurt ones.

The Monsters are among us.

They cheat, lie, and abuse.

They maintain an image as best they can

and act shocked when they hear the news.

The Monsters are among us.

• E. Lexi Abbott

13 December 2023