"The Zoo" has a deeper meaning than perceived on the surface. "The Zoo" is about my mental illness, Trichotillomania, which I've struggled with for five years. It's an illness where one pulls their hair, and I pulled my eyebrows. The Monster in the cage is represented as me as well as what other people see me as at first glance. And the cage is a representation of my pulled eyebrows and how they prevent me from truly escaping this disease. The Zoo itself is represented by my chaotic life and the spectators are the people who've ridiculed me. The end of the poem exhibits when I look in the mirror at the end of every day and see the truth that is myself and my life. I one day hope to become a YA therapist for people with this disease because most people feel they are completely alone. And they're not. Just because I'm stuck does not mean this is the end for me. It's simply a roadblock.