The Monster in My Closet

Oh the things that kids think of.

Sleeping in bed,

This child does not hear

Of the blows to the head,

Of his parents most dear.

 

Dreaming of schemes,

His parents now out.

Never again their screams

To, “Eat your sauerkraut!”

 

Squishing a roach,

He rolls next to Bear.

A demon’s approach

Companioned with a glare.

 

With a loud thud,

The boy is awake,

To behold his bud

Holding a bloody rake.

 

“Did you smash them?”

Wonders the lil’ boy.

“I just cut out their stems,”

Replies the monstrous Roy.

 

Monster lies down,

Tossing aside Bear,

The lil’ boy rolls around

A demon pets his hair.

 

Reviews

[HoWiE]

Heheh cool - nice job. Like the guys say below me, nice little twist - it just goes to highlight the dangerous little things that lurk in the minds of our children. Luckily as writers most of us get to keep these dangerous little thoughts...

Good job! Cheers mate - HoWiE ;-)

[David M. Turner]

Like everone else, I love the twist. I have to say this one's much better than mine!

[Michael Raymond Robinso..]

Nicely done. Great twist on an old theme. I like how you twisted the topic into this little prose.

[Bob Carney, "Soon ..]

Freaky, the monster working at the behest of the boy. I like the twist in this. Nicely done.

[C.m.v]

lol this is good! Great job with using the topic and putting it into a poem!