The ugly monster inside
visible on the outside
hurting the ones it loves
Can’t tell them
Can’t show them
They don’t need to understand
just protecting them from hurt
for when its no longer here to hold
Tried to ease the pain
trying to tell them it loves them so
they still don’t get it,
still don’t see it truly is okay
For it to leave, for them to be without
the monster no longer hiding
Minimizing the casualties
Their indifference
its reward
when the monster
finally
departs