what is true and false
this mere glance into the past
cannot discern it
do i imagine
his face above me, looking
upon me hate-filled
for what, why I ask
did this image come to me
winged viper teeth bared
true or false I ask
laying in bed at that age
knowing I was changed
like that time I woke
with pus on my pillowcase
and a throbbing ear
these are not pretty
images, not kittens, no
puppies in costumes