Tunnel Vision

Saddie was alone. The only child in a family who did not like children. It was tough at first, but when she turned three, she Discovered a magic tunnel beneath the underside of her mattress. She could get to it if she slid under the bed, and Yelled, “I love this bed!” This is how she Accidentally discovered Fantab-ulific-land. FUL for short. FUL had gobs of interesting things to Do. You could play monopoly with the Gorillas, but if they won, they always gave You a slobbery open-mouthed kiss, so Saddie Had only done this once. FUL was a place where you could eat chocolate Peppermint cookie ice cream, until your belly Ached, so Saddie only did that once too. FUL was rapidly changing according to the Child’s taste. In the beginning, there were preschool Type activities – playdough, aluminum foil crowns, But as Saddie got older, FUL got older. Preschool activities were rapidly replaced with Bike rides down an enormous hill. At the bottom Stood Mr. Semi, a truck that loaded all of the bikes Into his box, and took them back up the hill for you. At FUL, this is how you got back to the top of the Hill. Winged monkeys snatched you up, letting You scream and shriek, and act horrified. They delighted you with silly jokes, finally Dumping you onto a silver trampoline Next to your bike. FUL was the most Interesting, exciting place in the world For a child. Saddie had been warned by FUL that if she ever Told anybody about FUL, FUL would disappear. So she kept FUL to herself until her own children Thought they had monsters under their bed. Then she told them the stories about FUL, And her own children began sliding under their Beds, and yelling, “I love this bed!” As far as I know, two of her children Never found FUL, and the other Child has been missing Since his last slide Under The Bed. Written 4-27-18 For the Tunnel Vision Contest by Kai Michael Neumann