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poetry by j matthew waters

the monster is dead


I saw it on the news
a rare glimpse of streaming media
first in my peripheral
and then in full view

I didn’t want to see it
it was a mistake
—now something I’m unable to take back

I’m not sure what I’m doing
living amongst
all these killer monsters
some successfully hunted down & dead
but the far majority eerily humanlike
& free to roam the planet





july two thousand twenty-three
copyright j matthew waters
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2 thoughts on “the monster is dead

  1. demons are real.

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