Monsters

Here, monsters are real.

And nothing they show

will be erased from your heart.

They turn the promise of pleasure

into the reality of pain.

Here, monsters are real.

They will make love seem like living

and break it at will.

They offer surrender

replaced with defeat.

They rob of friendship

lay loneliness at your feet.

Here, monsters are real.

They offer satisfaction

and give unrestrained need.

They show you the road

and then block the way.

They promise you light

and leave you in darkness.

Here, monsters are real.

They speak of your worth

while they steal who you are.

They hold up a mirror

but don't let you see.

They tell you they're God

and you say it should be.

Here, monsters are real.

And you've become one of them

as you spread their appeal.