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The Monster Within

June 2, 2011
By gee13794 BRONZE, Westwood, Massachusetts
gee13794 BRONZE, Westwood, Massachusetts
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Run.
Just run.
Run.
No think.
Run.
From it.
Escape?

Escape?
I must analyze all of the possible choices.
Pick and choose from all the voices.
No. Yes. Improbable!
Wait, maybe.
Yes. Around the bend.
Will this ever end?
Why am I still here?

The author's comments:
This is my first piece. I wanted to express my interpretation of human tendency to be either spontaneous or over think. Notice the stark dichotomy established between stanzas, shifts in rhythm, repetition of questions, and lack of an ending.

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