The Monster

She's drunk

She's high

She's bleeding from her thigh

The steak knife is under her bed

The vodka is in a black plastic bag

The weed is in her backpack

The condoms are on her dresser

She is the monster her parents asked for

She's exactly what they didn't want

She's happy with that

She's miserable

But she's happy that her parents are also miserable

She became the monster she didn't want to be

She cheated on her boyfriend

How can he still love me? She wonders

He told her, don't wait for me

She won't ever wait for another guy again

Not after her first true love screwed her over

She's the monster she thought she never would be

But she knows this is what she wants

She knows she's accepted as this

This monster is accepted everywhere

She likes the monster