Monsters Lament

by Alexis Borbon

Image credit: Justin Wolff on Unsplash

I wonder what Narcissus saw in his

reflection, what could have been so amazing

about looking at yourself?

I stare into those waters, and all that reflects are

a storm and unpleasant memories—years of

being some creature, attempting to be human,

although it walks and talks like one.

Memories echo in my brain of distant mistakes

reverberating from the empty cavity in my skull.

What is this monster I see staring back, who

could love such a beast?

This is no fairy tale; there is no Beauty for the

Beast, no wife for Frankenstein.

Like train wrecks, I can’t look away.

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Alexis Borbon

Alexis Borbon is a Latin American writer from New Jersey. Studying at New Jersey City University to be an English teacher to share their love of literature with the writers of the future. Trying to show that creativity can come from any aspect of one's own life. A writer of fiction and fantasy, an avid enjoyer of all things magical, be it on the tabletop, the leaves, or the stars.