"HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER"

“How do I catch a monster?”

I’m probably one of the few girls

who asks such a question.

I’ll definitely startle

those who look at me and wonder:

“Why do you wish to be a hunter?

You’re a girl.”

Oh, I’m aware of what I am,

even as the world

constantly loves being a reminder

including warning me of the danger

of trying to capture

all the monsters on earth.

“Because I’m sick of being scared,”

I reason,

“even when the fight isn’t fair.

They may still hunt me down,

despite my hiding place,

even when I cover my face.

They don’t just crave

for me or somebody else.

They just want to feel more powerful

even beyond cruel.”

I refuse to be hunted.

They can go

as far as they wish to.

Still, I’ll keep asking

the same, damn question:

“Seriously, how do I catch them?”

These monsters will never stop

and I know

I can’t always get the protection

I’ve always been forced to obtain...

...even when they know

giving up my freedom is a pain.

R.