Nowhere to hide

When the monster comes in your dreams what do you do?
Do you run?
Don’t run.
The monster will catch you.
Your life will be done.

When the monster comes in your dreams what do you do?
Do you hide?
Don’t hide.
And, don’t try to speak.
The monster destroys those who are weak.

When the monster comes should you fight?
Don’t fight.
The optics will not seem right.
A glimpse of the monster spells out your end.
Dead or alive, you will be condemned.

When the monster came what did you do?
You left your bed.
You started to run.
You know how it ended.
The monster won.

And then, the monster planted a gun.

Kimberly Wilder has had many hats: performance poet, community organizer, third party candidate, early childhood educator, and temporary office worker. Her main gig now is mother to a toddler. She lives with her husband and aforementioned toddler in Riverhead, Long Island, NY. Kimberly previously published an article in DV titled “What If There Were No Police? Moving past the failed institution of ‘the police’” in 2012. Read other articles by Kimberly.