#100MonstrousPoems 51: Sasquatch

I hate the way I look in photographs.
Nobody ever seems to get my good side.
it’s always “shambling mountain man.” “Mysterious
Ape-like creature”. Listen. I am not
Your metaphor for going back to nature.
Your long lens fantasy of wilderness.
If I choose not to mix with you it isn’t
Because I’m shy, or fear humanity.
I’ve better things to do. But I’d prefer
It if you called the paparazzi off.
You never get my best side. Go away.