The Monster

by Tyler Dale
(Farmer City, IL, U.S.)

The monster

drags me kicking and screaming

begging me to come back.

and time after time i do

i go back to the same place

where nothing else matters but right now
where im on an unbelievable high
where i dont care about anything
where i dont want this "right now" to end

but after i pass out,

and wake up

i remember why i am running
from the monster