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Monsters
Monsters do exist Mommy
They hide under my bed
And grab at my toes
They stand in my closet
And foul my clothes
They make scary faces
And go bump in the night
But they don’t scare me Mommy
I have Bunny beside me
Keeping me safe
While you and Daddy are busy yelling
I hold him close and cover his ears
He doesn’t like you shouting
But I tell him not to say
Whispers in the night
Betray our secret words
But you and Daddy can’t hear us
Not over the bad words you say
I cover my head with my pillow
Red eyes leaking tears of despair
My seventh birthday is tomorrow
But you say Daddy won’t be there
I have a new best friend
She tells me that you’re lying
That it’s like last year
But instead of a party, Daddy will be the surprise
Daddy will be there to eat the cake
It’s his favorite too
My best friend came to live inside my head
When you and Daddy started to yell
She tells me all sorts of things
But they’re secret and I’ll never tell
I love you Mommy
I love Daddy too
But I’m scared now
Bunny isn’t here tonight
And my best friend has gone away
Little things have begun to bite
You and Daddy can’t hear me cry
There’s no one here to save me
As the monsters come out
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