Monster I Have Become Poem by Beatrice Preti

i killed hope in the chilly dawn pulled
up my sleeves and the deed was
done i never thought twice only took
the plunge and now you can see the
monster i have become yes that's why
children run from me and good people
hide it's because they see the truth they can
see it in my eyes oh i never thought when i did it that
it could haunt me so but now i'm a murderer and
that's the only truth i know no please don't tell me
otherwise and justify the deed you see i did it oh so quickly
i didn't really believe and hope is so very trusting and it's
really the sweetest thing but i killed hope
one morning when i went murdering.