HE CREATED A MONSTER

He created a monster

Once a lady

Now a monster

With every strike

She grew claws

With every blow

She grew scales

With every lash

She sharpened her teeth

He created a monster

He made a mistake

Several mistakes

Now he was afraid

Her silence was deadly

She stood before him

He saw her not

His wife was gone

The monster he had created frightened him

Every teardrop held a million plots

He knew this

She was no longer who she used to be

He had created a monster

The consequences burned like hot coal

He had created a monster

Till death do them part

By Sylvia Chika

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Reviews

[Bonaventure Onuabuchi]

I still wonder why women are always more apt to seeking divorce as the best form of settling things! Well, the poet didn't clarify the readers about what the man in question did to the woman, but my surmise tells something can still be done about the mistake.... I love your works Chika..... Bona!

[Sylvia Chika]

Hello Bonaventure,

Thanks again for your comments. I really do appreciate them.

I think the issue of divorce is more of a two-way thing than a "female" thing. Also, the poem doesn't state that the lady asked for a divorce.

The poet actually gave obvious hints that the man physically abused the woman...

"With every strike
She grew claws
With every blow
She grew scales
With every lash
She sharpened her teeth"

This poem was inspired by a true story.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and death would do him part very soon....he could feel that what he deserved would come anon...

i really like this poem...it is a subject i feel very strongly about...and what goes around comes around.

j.

[Sylvia Chika]

So true. What goes around comes around. No one should experience such...it's not a good experience. I'm glad you really like it. Thanks for the comment.

[SquinklaPsyOps]

Wow this is very interesting, I really hadn't thought about it that way, and is nice how you explained it, that a person could push another person into transformation.

[Sylvia Chika]

Thanks so much for the comment.

Violence can change any living thing (humans, animals etc)...it causes one to transform/change...

Glad you like it!

[Alucard6336]

Hmm, interesting. I've seen monsters, and they're not pretty. But a little bit of polish, refinement, and moonlight and they can be divine.

But enough of wits, if you will (if I can hardly call them that at his point.). I rather enjoyed reading this, as it was perfect in every way. I may of been something cruel some time ago, but I found out that being passionate is only human.

Great work! :) loved it :)

[Sylvia Chika]

Thank you so much. Glad you loved it!