I Do Not Fear the Bogeyman

I do not fear the bogeyman.

The monster under my bed goes by another name.

He does not creep,

Or crawl,

Or bite,

Or stalk my walls.

 

Neither does he dwell in my closet.

No, my monster is a different beast entirely.

He lives in many places;

In pages,

In pens,

In all the world’s empty spaces.

 

My terror does not wait for dark to play.

This fiend is content with the bright light of the day

To star in his wicked games.

He pokes,

He prods,

He distracts and provokes.

 

Who would fear the bogeyman?

When my nightmare dwells with me

Through all my days and nights.

 

From over my shoulder he whispers to me,

As he plays his depraved games.

And to me he divulged his name,

So that I may know my tormenter.

He spoke with raspy voice,

Close enough to make me shiver.

 

I do not fear the bogeyman.

I fear a creature far more fearsome.

And he goes by the name of

Writer’s Block.

Reviews

[Raven Starhawk]

When I first started reading I was thinking actual monsters like in a child's fairytale but as I finally reached the final line I thought how fitting since writer's block is a monster in its own right. You penned this well and had me glued to the screen.

[Trigorin]

Not bad. I was a fan up until the very last line - it seems very anticlimactic and a bit of a disappointment, to be honest. I do get what you're going for, but I don't like it very much.

[Zombie Waffle]

I agree with the anticlimax - that was the point.

[Shadow Kat]

Writers Block is a pain in the butt, now I will forever think of it as a monster that comes from my pages, pens, and miond. xD I love this and it completely relates to my current situation -.- Wonderful poem. xD

[Zombie Waffle]

Thank you, it's always great to get feedback from readers.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. =)

[The Cobra Lounge]

The mind...it can be such a creepy place. Writer's block never looked so scary! lol

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I totally love this write, This is amazing.

[Serenity Faith]

Very interesting, a true writer. Mr. Block is no friend of mine either.

[Greg Diller]

I really really like this concept. At first it sounds like you're growing up and know that there's no such thing as the bogeyman, and then at the very end, you gave the wonderful twist and comparing the bogeyman to writer's block. I enjoyed this.

[Juno_Adele<3]

amazing. i loved it. called my sister in to read and told her boyfriend to. pretty soon the whole household is crowed around my laptop. :) thanks for sharing

[Zombie Waffle]

Can't tell you how flattering that is - Thank you so much! ^_^ I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[Marble Mountain]

This is wonderful. I'm currently getting weird looks fromt the people in the hotel lobby because I just started sniggering at a computer screen..

Nice write! :)

[Zombie Waffle]

I do this to entertain, so that's great! ^_^ Thanks.

[Joshua W. Harris]

I cannot stress to you how much I love this. Haha.
A subject that is incredibly easy to relate to, but disguised as something more profound and intriguing until it hits you in the last line. Wonderful. Very, very wonderful. =]