"THE MONSTER WITH ALL THE RIGHT WORDS"

I met a monster

who said all the right words

sweet and convincing

making me believe

we had something

That monster wasn’t scary

He looked so lovely

but something was sinister

the moment you got to know him better

It was just a matter of ‘when’

before he used his looks as a weapon

a hypnotic voice, like a snake-charmer

pulling me into his death-chamber

How did I get out?

A mixture of mind games

before abandonment

I shouldn’t have ignored my skepticism

I’ve survived and made it through

It was the only I had to do

More mental scars for me, though

Too much, I’d rather not show

You could say I’m now okay

I’m still alive for another day

There’s a lingering problem

It’s been on my mind all along

The monster has played all the cards

He said all the right words

Next time I meet someone

with the same old, familiar lines

how will I know he’s a decent man?

How do I feel safe with him?

How to make sure

he’s not just another monster

with the right words

just to drag me into

another death-chamber?

R.