I, Zombie, Part Vi: the Watching

What of family? Bystanding and withstanding From outside one’s hell The helpless feeling To watch a loved one reeling Advice for dealing? Not understanding Explanation demanding To them what’s to tell? Be patient and wait But this does not satiate Is this just one’s fate? What the Monster hates No relevance to relate Could it be too late…? Daemon doesn’t care As he takes his addict’s share Zombie isn’t there The pain in their eyes As they slowly realize They’re part of the “why’s” Is it chemical? Perhaps psychological? Diabolical? Is it DNA? Or in the ancestral genes? Will they go away? Who will get hurt first? As the Monster does its worst Quench the Daemon’s thirst The blank eyes just stare Can they feel and do they care? Are they still in there?