The Monster
In the Museum of his healed-up mind
Is a DCU-clad Monster, covered up with blood and gore
In a glass case neatly labeled:
“Break In Case Of War”
By Jerry E Wesch Psychologist, Veteran
Combat veterans see themselves as “The Monster”
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“The Monster” lit up a dark corner of my mind where I preserved an Invalid image of myself. Its usefulness had expired, except as a reminder of what killing in war can do to a man.