shed thoughts

detriment

everyone
called her a monster.
cold, heartless
inhuman, emotionless—
they say.
but they didn't really know her;
all they do is stop and stare
wide eyed, terrified,
begin running away
even when she didn't do anything,
never even muttered 'hey.'
she didn't do
anything harmful
at all.

- people see 
what they want to see.
she was grotesque;
not something
they wanted her
to be