The Monster Is Familiar
By Emily Anne Hopkins
The page: a body
is this, a body is that.
The threat: internal
and opaque. This might mean
the girl is external to everything.
Mirrors double the quick
movement. Impossible pleasure—
to picture her own closed eyes.
A mask of lack: the nose missing
and sharp contours. What double
skin is this? The monster
hands her a daisy,
and she takes it into
her mouth. The monster likes
to see her well-fed.
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