Strange Days pt 5

Lilith asks me what I fear 

I introduced my monsters by name 

Humiliation, silence, dismissal, reduction of my humanity, misunderstanding, revulsion 

‘Do you tell other’s or let the monsters eat you alive’

I’ve tried to weaken their power by showing some to others

It ultimately never goes well. For a while, some may care enough to fight in my arena 

Eventually those same monsters get weaponized and fed 

She asks ‘what do you expect?’ 

Hope. I whispered 

‘And you have the audacity to be hurt and disappointed?!’