Write a poem that expresses something you don't want to talk about

Once burned, twice shy And so, I consciously drink my coffee With a little cream and sugar After allowing it to cool I revisit haunted houses In the light of day Sharing laughter with friends At the ghosts and goblins And test strangers By talking about monsters And seeing their reactions Every secret is a hidden body Are they the killer? Or family of the deceased?

The dark night of dissolution has come But we’ve already lived through it many times All the world is a frenzy But this is just our routine by now We no longer fear the chaos Of confusion and blame and vindication We would almost laugh Were it not so destructive and world-ending At this point, it just seems foolish To indulge into the drama As if it were somehow special And not just another apocalypse On another day of the week One of perhaps two or three planned for today

Write a poem with an extended metaphor

The sign to the world that I am worthy of respect A face to wear when my personality fails me Years of life and tens of thousands of dollars in 1/1 millionth of a tree The promise of employment, realized to be nothing more than an invitation to continue visiting my public library