the monster under my bed

E.J.M.

when i was younger

my biggest fear

was the monsters lurking in the shadows

whether that was the shadows

in the closet

under the bed

or behind the door

it didn’t matter

they were still the thing i feared the most

i would run from them

and get my mother to check them

‘there is nothing there’

she would comfort me

until the monster went further

into the depths of the shadows

where he couldn’t hurt me

only then would i fall asleep

however in this present time

if there was a monster under my bed

trying to get me

i would let it

i would let it pull me into the dark shadows

until i was nothing more than a monster like itself

my mind fits the role quite well anyways

i would live in these shadows

away from the burden of the world

it would be quite nice

no one to have to impress

no one to have defeating you

no one to have hurting you

just you and the monster itself

perhaps we would become good friends

for we are much alike

we both are shunned

and ran away from

maybe through these we could make a connection

maybe the monster under my bed

could become my best friend

we could be monster buddies

and roam the shadows together

we could understand the things

that no one else could understand about us

when i would tell him about why i let him get me

he wouldn’t become all awkward

or ignore me

he would instead nod his head with understanding

for he too would know the feeling

we would share to each other

all about our ‘problems’

that make us monsters

i think i would like

being friends

with the monster under my bed

for he would know me

and i would know him

although i would be cursed

to look like the version of me in my head

i would at least find my creatures

who can be with me till the very end