MOVIE NIGHT
we stare at the television screen like fire as the five
eyed monster eats the rat girl in one loud crunch.
to my right he laughs, face stretched, eyes shut. to
my left she flinches like she can feel the teeth, like
she's in the monster's mouth. in the dark of the
room, her bed sits unmade, proof of us, proof that
this is not a dream. in the dark, we burn white,
we buzz like neon signs. in the dark, we can laugh
at the monster, and that is enough.
This poem is about:
Me