Monsters Under the Bed

When we are little, we ask our parents to check under our beds and in our closets for monsters. As kids, we know that our parents aren't afraid of anything and will always protect us. Eventually, the monsters crawl out from under our beds and become present in our everyday lives. In our first experiences with them we look to our parents, only to realize they have to let us fight our own battles. After a while, the monsters become easier to find. The monsters are the people who hope you fail, the people who love to watch you lose it. Their colors begin to show, and turn out to be green. Jealously. Jealous of the person you are, and the person they wish they were strong enough to be. Here is some of the best advice ever given to me: they will say things that hurt and you can't let that change the person you are. Sometimes even the ones you trust turn out to be monsters. The monsters are people, and they are everywhere.

KZ