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We Are the Monsters

Innocence
Never twisted guilt
Soberness, simple minded 
Heartfelt
Young eyes blinked, bashfulness 
No such things as monsters

Sleep tight
Sleep tight
No such things as monsters

Years dawned on
Mascara dripped
Troubled eyes
Losing hope now
Childhood days, fade away
They take me into darkness

Turn on the lights
Turn on the lights
Haunting nightmares

I looked under my bed 
There was a monster
Staring right back at me
I jumped on my bed
Below my covers
I was scared as can be
Shaking at the image of what I have become
There's a monster in my bedroom
Yet I'm all alone

What is happening?
Life is changing
Life is changing
 
We are the monsters
We are the monsters
 
There was a mirror underneath my bed
Your eyes can't deny your reflection, it replays in your head
When we all grow up we become the monsters underneath our bed
 
Don't be scared
Don't be scared
 
We are the monsters
We are the monsters

We all grow up to be monsters in the end.

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Bl Devnath

Date: 3/24/2016 2:15:00 PM

Proper constructive education is must to build up the true inner sense to send away every kinds of monsters from head. As we grow older day by day natural qualities of our body also gradually gets change, it's certain and no one can deny that. It's a feeling of a nun or monk my lovely friend. One thing you have said here beautifully that after all sacred value of body gets diminished surely. Go ahead with you pen. 7 with smile. God bless you always, bl

Karissa Kelley
Date: 3/24/2016 3:07:00 PM

Thank you from my heart for the kind words of wisdom, they are appreciated!!! :-) Xx

Pol Anto

Date: 8/13/2013 5:25:00 PM

Very thought provoking Karissa . We can all be monsters , we can all be angels , we can all be who we need be to survive x

Karissa Kelley
Date: 8/26/2013 12:21:00 AM

Thank you Paul, I agree!

Chris Lane

Date: 10/25/2012 8:54:00 PM

Nice! I can relate to the personal demons inside for sure. The greatest battles in life are those with myself. Thanks for sharing and take care! Great write!

Karissa Kelley
Date: 7/30/2013 11:52:00 PM

For me as well! Take care! Thank you for the read and the compliment! :)

Joann Grisetti

Date: 10/24/2012 6:03:00 PM

monsters under the bed are still better than the ones in your bed with you. i fight those daily.

Karissa Kelley
Date: 10/24/2012 6:21:00 PM

There was no monster under the bed. I'm saying she saw a monster, but it was a mirror, she was seeing her reflection.. We grow from realizing that the monster aren't underneath our beds, they are inside of us. A transition from childhood innocence, to fear, to struggling with 'monster problems' as an adult.