That Monster

That Monster

I am the Intimacy Monster children,
you'll learn of me very soon.
I fiendishly touch you
when your parents aren't looking
and gawk and stare as I do.

You will learn me
and soon dispise me,
because of the things I've done.
But you'll spend your lifetime afterwards,
tracking me down trying to find that "one".

You'll want me,
but I'll vanish-
leaving nothing in my wake.
Your desperation will grow however,
you'll touch anything you can take.

And then you'll find yourself-
like me:
taking what you can find.
Not that you ever noticed
me touching you all this time.

Matthew Koutzun