Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Poem: Monsters

Monsters

They resided under the bed
I knew they were there

Lift the bed’s apron … twice
Quickly!

Nothing

They were there
Trust me

Never a threat
Until a finger to a light switch
So all went dark
And they were there

Run to the bed!
Tuck the blanket in fully around me
My only defense

Yet here I sit today
Having warded off the monsters
Hidden under my childhood bed

They were there

Copyright SGW 2014


Footnote:  Poetry prompt #243 in Melissa Donovan’s “1200 Creative Writing Prompts”


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