He Hides From Himself

He hides his baleful expression behind his hands,
He doesn't dare show it to these monsters in the room.
He doesn't dare.
The monsters skid their claws along countertops and floorboards.
All the while he hides behind his hands.
He can remember a time from before,
When he was supercilious.
When he was the precipice.
Now he hides behind his hands.

The bane of it now is that he hides from the monsters in the room,
He hides from their fastidious gnawing of bones.
Hides from his own reflection of the mirror that hangs strategically above the bar where the patrons can't hide from view.
But he finds a way to hide from himself.

The monsters gesticulate their limbs,
Some from losing a game of poker,
Some from losing their heads.
He doesn't dare look at the monsters,
He doesn't dare.
He continues to hide behind his hands.

He hides from his fake demure attitude,
He knows it's just a ruse to fool others.
Though the monsters raise their eyebrows,
As if to say 'we know what you really are'
But he hides from that too.
The monsters give him more time,
So he can arrest his thoughts and stop hiding behind his hands.
All the monsters have are time after all.

He hides his face behind his hands,
Remembering when he was the wonderous,
When he wasn't this.
The monsters smile, teeth and fangs gleaming in the iridescent light,
Calling him closer.
His stomach churns in disgust.

He's still hiding his face behind his hands,
Hiding from the monsters in the room,
From the bartender who stopped serving him whiskey shots not much longer then an hour before,
From the mirror that shows him as he is,
He hides from himself.

Reviews

[KAREN]

Awesome write! We all hide from ourselves from time to time, afraid of what we may see or learn about ourselves. Strong solid write!

[WhiteWillow]

This is phenomenal! An amazing write. Will be back to read more of your work...

[Lily Mae]

This is out of this world amazing.. I love it and want more.. Please let me know ..x

[EMF]

Damn right it is. Was I tied up with puppy? I feel like I've just read/watched/been in a first class episode of The Twilight Zone. I've just had to look and see who wrote it. It is exceptional. Breathtaking and...My God's that was so stunning. I actually don't know quite what to say beyond that. Simply superb

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

How could no one comment on this one? Oh my goodness, what a piece this is.......Fantastic!