Who's There

Who's There

behind the eyes

the real vision occurs

nightmares that glow 

in a monster's closet

i am the child under the covers

i am the parent with the flashlight

i am the monster hiding inside myself

and you won't stop staring

because you know me

and i really don't.

erin-cilberto

11/12/17

Reviews

[Isabella Ivy]

Ah, yes! Sometimes we ourselves are the last to know! I.I.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

almost always, we are...subjective eyes vs. objective eyes, i suppose.
thank you, I.I.

j.

[Isabella Ivy]

Sure. Enjoyed it :)

[Ruth]

The subconscious knows us more than we know ourselves, perhaps and yet that wisdom within is only ever an experience away :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insights, Poppy...

j.

[Einstein Noodle]

love it jacob...well said ...deep thoughts ...kind of provocative ...especially appreciate the view of nightmares that glow in the monsters closet .. pretty cool thought ..
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, E.
j.

[kitty]

Our fears, our secret thoughts come into being. Fear of the unknown is a fear in itself!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insights, kitty.
j.

[kitty]

No problem!

[Jon Roggie]

Do you think you know me?
Judged by passing jokes, or comments.

Do they see your fear?

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your reflections, Jon.

j.

[Ardra]

i am the child under the covers
i am the parent with the flashlight
i am the monster hiding inside myself

mmmm.... guess its hard for us to understand our own monsters... we try to find them outside us..

nice read :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insight, Galadriel.
j.

[emmajoy]

Isn't is strange how we think we know how and what we are but can't strip by the layers that others can to see what lurks... I've always thought a cracked mirror shows more of self than a polished, beautifully framed one.. Perhaps the dressings distract, perhaps we see the whole but not the truth.

You use words so cleverly, j. metaphorically decorous without bending the rules. This is n intriguing read.. could mean more than it seems.
' ..you know me .. and i really don't.'

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, em.
j.

[Shy Joe]

I don't think they make nightlights for these kind of things. It would have to be fueled by the very thing we run from anyways. No escaping that. Really enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Joe.
j.

[Jimmy Yetts]

While you may not know yourself, it helps to know you don't know.
This intense portrayal illustrates the poet does know a lot about broken relationships. Admittedly, painfully-won and decidedly unenviable knowledge.
Hard-hitting stuff!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Jimmy...
j.