Extra.

I saw you
For a moment
A flash from a very
Very bad dream.
A moment
And I recoiled,
Like a child grasping for
Fire.
And he did his best,
The good boy,
To make it not so much a problem.
A sweet smile,
A kiss on the hand, the cheek.
Good boys.
It's nice to know they exist,
After spending so many years
With a monster.