Monster Under My Bed
Wendy Rose 1970 (Victoria)
There is a monster under my bed
There is a monster behind the door
I saw a shadow at my window
Look just there - it crossed the floor
Please don’t make me turn the light out
Please don’t leave me all alone
I’m not safe - I know they’re watching
With sharp teeth and knives of bone
I tremble - covers pulled up tightly
Scarcely brave enough to breathe
As the last tear rolls down slowly
And my thoughts all turn to dreams
Then the sun peeks through the curtains
Magpies warble, sparrows sing
All thought of monsters now forgotten
Replaced by what the day may bring
Fear can often paralyse us
And make us blind to possibilities
It whispers doom and devastation
But it is just a lion with no teeth
So stand with proud determination
Take the risk and face that dread
And if you really need to
Have one more look under the bed
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Submitted on February 26, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 806 |
Words | 158 |
Stanzas | 24 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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