Ali Lynn Poet Free verse

Monsters in My Mind and Bed

“I’m convinced 
They have 
The same laugh” 

I told 
My therapist 
The other day 

The confused 
Look
In his eye 

And the awkward 
Shifting in his chair 
While clearing his throat 

Had my brain 
Manically searching 
For better conversation 

The weather
How unfulfilling my job is 
Things I write about 

But the words 
Were shaky 
Like the erratic yet soothing movement 

Of my leg 
Bouncing 
Up and down 

“What
Do you 
Mean” he finally asked 

The startle 
From the sudden soft tone 
In the room was embarrassing 

But not as 
Elucidating the comparisons 
Of you and the monsters in my mind 

I scribbled out loud 
Each of your features 
Like dry wit, stubborn habits 

The details 
I laid out 
Were graphic 

The dominant power 
From insults toward me
Is jubilating

Repeated statements 
Of my dreams being impractical 
Too cheap and pointless to brag about 

During a dinner 
With friends 
Only seen once a year 

So I figured 
Might as well stop building 
The path to those plans 

And just wither away
Into low spirits 
Under the blankets of reality 

I can still hear 
The laugh personating a cough 
As they lie next to me in bed 

But honestly
Loneliness is harder to swallow 
Than their existence

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