Update 56: Monster
- Location
- Back in the 90s (In a very famous TV show)
- Pronouns
- She/Her/Ve/Ver
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"Monster", a Narrative Poem by Adalwolfa Bosch
Written on the Mexican Front
i made a demon of my own creation
i built my sin into a plague
i am haunted by the thing's retribution
i am haunted by this black masquerade
"How are you so brave?" Corporal Lewis asked Corporal Bosch.
"Oh, I know how I'm going to die, so I don't fear it," Adalwolfa said. They stood on base, rifles at the ready. The sun was hot. Acapulco was mostly secure. The dry wind in December chapped her lips. Her hair was greasy and unkempt. She was scared to go in the shower alone. Her own thoughts were razors.
"Does anyone know how they're gonna die?" Lewis asked, his finger stroking the trigger guard.
"I do. My niece is going to come down here, and she's going to shoot me." Adalwolfa was open about it, as it didn't matter either way. The Foxwoods Sniper always got her target, one way or another. The fact that it hadn't come sooner only implied that the Foxwoods Sniper had it down to the most trivial detail.
"Aren't you worrying about all the other people who might shoot you first?" Lewis asked.
Adalwolfa cracked open a Rip-It. "I taught her." The wind smacked against her uniform.
i sought in pride to make her strong
the lioness doesn't fear the sheep
birthright bullets sing her song
one day i know she'll sing me asleep
Adalwolfa found herself laying on her bunk. Her body, fit as it was, still ached. This Red invasion was a death sentence. The lights were off, the footlockers were closed, and she wondered why she was still alive. She had a rough face. She felt it with her hands. She thought to herself that she ought to savor what moments of life she still had. Nonetheless, the creaking beds didn't imply much to savor. Still, the monster she made was born of good intentions.
this girl that has turned into a plague
i pushed her too many times
the one that slays those who i have saved
she will kill me for my crimes
Adalwolfa dreamed of her niece, of the scared little girl running from paintballs through the forest. She dreamed she was that scared girl. She dreamt a paintball hit her in the back and killed her.
there is burning hate in her heart
i injected it like a cancer
"will she survive" was the question
i already know the answer
Adalwolfa Bosch tasted the coldness of the grave. In truth, she wasn't entirely sure that she hadn't already been killed by her niece. This Mexican heat was as hot as she imagined Hell was, after all. Nonetheless, she sipped her too-bitter coffee. She was a survivor.
broken bones and bodies sinking
she killed my best friend and his firstborn
no more power, no more thinking
her killing spree: i can only mourn
She'd asked Specialist Cortez to look up the Foxwoods Sniper on the internet. After all, there was only one person who the killings pointed to, only one person who would follow John and Mary into Hawaiian enemy territory just to make the shot on an unremarkable black-ops organizer. The attempt on Bridget, John and Mary, the Miami and Christers shot dead, it all pointed to Lena.
i cannot escape her sight
the virus has no cure
i cannot feed the monster
my death coldly secured
Another nightfall, a shower, coldly racing thoughts like slime running down her back. She clutched the divider, trying to hold onto it so as to ground herself. Her body ached and cried, her mind running wilder than the Amazon rainforest:
running hoping hiding coming it comes it comes it always comes i know you're coming i know you're here i know you're going find me i know i hurt you i know i cut you ii know i taught you i know i made you i know you are death you are death i am dead you are death death death comes for everyone and you will never stop chasing i am already dead
it's only a matter of time
i've duly accepted my fate
it's what i deserve for my crimes
it's what i deserve for my hate
dedicated to john, mary, priyanka, daisy, hank, marjorie, lauren, blake, and madison. i know i'm next
where are you?
Written on the Mexican Front
i made a demon of my own creation
i built my sin into a plague
i am haunted by the thing's retribution
i am haunted by this black masquerade
"How are you so brave?" Corporal Lewis asked Corporal Bosch.
"Oh, I know how I'm going to die, so I don't fear it," Adalwolfa said. They stood on base, rifles at the ready. The sun was hot. Acapulco was mostly secure. The dry wind in December chapped her lips. Her hair was greasy and unkempt. She was scared to go in the shower alone. Her own thoughts were razors.
"Does anyone know how they're gonna die?" Lewis asked, his finger stroking the trigger guard.
"I do. My niece is going to come down here, and she's going to shoot me." Adalwolfa was open about it, as it didn't matter either way. The Foxwoods Sniper always got her target, one way or another. The fact that it hadn't come sooner only implied that the Foxwoods Sniper had it down to the most trivial detail.
"Aren't you worrying about all the other people who might shoot you first?" Lewis asked.
Adalwolfa cracked open a Rip-It. "I taught her." The wind smacked against her uniform.
i sought in pride to make her strong
the lioness doesn't fear the sheep
birthright bullets sing her song
one day i know she'll sing me asleep
Adalwolfa found herself laying on her bunk. Her body, fit as it was, still ached. This Red invasion was a death sentence. The lights were off, the footlockers were closed, and she wondered why she was still alive. She had a rough face. She felt it with her hands. She thought to herself that she ought to savor what moments of life she still had. Nonetheless, the creaking beds didn't imply much to savor. Still, the monster she made was born of good intentions.
this girl that has turned into a plague
i pushed her too many times
the one that slays those who i have saved
she will kill me for my crimes
Adalwolfa dreamed of her niece, of the scared little girl running from paintballs through the forest. She dreamed she was that scared girl. She dreamt a paintball hit her in the back and killed her.
there is burning hate in her heart
i injected it like a cancer
"will she survive" was the question
i already know the answer
Adalwolfa Bosch tasted the coldness of the grave. In truth, she wasn't entirely sure that she hadn't already been killed by her niece. This Mexican heat was as hot as she imagined Hell was, after all. Nonetheless, she sipped her too-bitter coffee. She was a survivor.
broken bones and bodies sinking
she killed my best friend and his firstborn
no more power, no more thinking
her killing spree: i can only mourn
She'd asked Specialist Cortez to look up the Foxwoods Sniper on the internet. After all, there was only one person who the killings pointed to, only one person who would follow John and Mary into Hawaiian enemy territory just to make the shot on an unremarkable black-ops organizer. The attempt on Bridget, John and Mary, the Miami and Christers shot dead, it all pointed to Lena.
i cannot escape her sight
the virus has no cure
i cannot feed the monster
my death coldly secured
Another nightfall, a shower, coldly racing thoughts like slime running down her back. She clutched the divider, trying to hold onto it so as to ground herself. Her body ached and cried, her mind running wilder than the Amazon rainforest:
running hoping hiding coming it comes it comes it always comes i know you're coming i know you're here i know you're going find me i know i hurt you i know i cut you ii know i taught you i know i made you i know you are death you are death i am dead you are death death death comes for everyone and you will never stop chasing i am already dead
it's only a matter of time
i've duly accepted my fate
it's what i deserve for my crimes
it's what i deserve for my hate
dedicated to john, mary, priyanka, daisy, hank, marjorie, lauren, blake, and madison. i know i'm next
where are you?