Forecast: the first tendrils of light at daybreak 

Where is the monster I made out of you?

The slimy shadows I cast on you... 

I've built you up so much in my head

The proverbial monster under my bed. 

A terrifying menace

A salivating savage

I have the bite marks to prove it. 

I've spent so long running, 

escaping your breath on my neck

Finally you've caught up to me

With dazzling smile and teeth, 

not fangs

Instead of sharp talons, perfectly manicured hands

The booming roar I waited for, 

quelled by soothing voice

It's funny, this frightens me more

I am no longer sure who I am fighting and what for

The big, bad evil that haunted me all those nights

Soft, human, just like me

You bleed just as I bleed

You've got the scars to prove it. 

And how I want you to bleed. 

To sink my teeth 

where it hurts most

To bring you to your knees in an heroic clash 

between good and evil 

But here there are no heroes or fiends

Just two human beings

No less no more. 

As fickle as the autumn leaves 

Whose love is seasonal... 

Yielding, swaying to the breeze

Trying

Failing

Hurting

Monsters aren't real

But we are. 

You hurt me

So devastatingly

Long ago

But you're not the jerk I painted

The wicked creature of ancient legend

To someone you are brother, 

son, friend, lover

And I forgive you, for not resembling 

all I needed you to be. 

And I forgive myself, 

for not knowing the difference.