Roy Merritt Poet Rhyme

Monsters

MONSTERS
By Roy Merritt
	
There's a monster in my closet 
A monster 'neath my bed
There's a monster in the attic 
With other things I dread

There's a monster in the yard 
There's a monster down the street
There are monsters in my shoes 
They like to pinch my feet

There are monsters in the basement 
Monsters in my dreams
There are monsters everywhere 
Or so it seems

There are monsters at the stores 
There are monsters in the school
There are monsters downtown 
They like to play the fool

There are monsters on the road 
And monsters on TV
Monsters everywhere 
Monsters in the sea

There are monsters in the sky 
And monsters in the trees
There are monsters sneaking 'bout 
Hiding in the weeds

There are monsters in the car 
And monsters on the roof
I can hear them up there 
Tapping with their hoof

I see 'em in the mirror 
I see 'em in my food
I see 'em in myself 
When I’m in a bad mood

I've seen 'em in the pantry 
I've seen 'em late at night
I've seen 'em in the dark 
When there's but little light

There are monsters over there 
And monsters right nearby
Monsters push me down 
And sometimes make me cry

There are monsters in the corn 
There are monsters in your hair
A monster waits for me 
Monsters everywhere

There are monsters 'round the corner 
Monsters in the lake
Monsters who like to tease 
Ones that make you quake

But my daddy tells me this 
For all it's worth
You must get used to monsters 
If you want to live on Earth

He says sometimes monsters 
Really do come about
And we have to do our best 
To keep the monsters out

But the fact of it is 
The truth overall
Most of the monsters that you see 
Are just shadows on the wall
Just shadows on the wall

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