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Monsters Under my Bed

February 5, 2014
By Alz888 SILVER, Victoria, Other
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&ldquo;In three words I can sum up everything I&#039;ve learned about life: it goes on.&rdquo; <br /> ― Robert Frost

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I am always afraid to look behind,
For there they lurk in the shadows they hide.
It’s like a rule of theirs: never be kind.
Monsters lie they tell you there on your side.
Heights, and no lights, or never having love,
All of those are faces of the monster.
They own you, control you, they push and shove.
I try all my strength, I have to muster.
Still I quake in fear when it rears its head.
I beg for mercy but none it offers.
It lives within me my heart it is fed.
It robs me of love it takes my coffer.
My fears and me we are very entwined,
And by that simple truth I am confined.

© Julie S., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
This is about fear. Having that monster that round, we all have our own. It's a sonnet with an ababcdcdefefgg
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Alz888 SILVER said...
on Feb. 10 2014 at 3:43 pm
Alz888 SILVER, Victoria, Other
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;In three words I can sum up everything I&#039;ve learned about life: it goes on.&rdquo; <br /> ― Robert Frost

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Thank you so much!
freakycatlover DIAMOND said...
on Feb. 10 2014 at 1:28 pm
freakycatlover DIAMOND, Antrim, New Hampshire
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&quot;You know?&quot;

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I love this, keep up the good work, it is amazing! I know exactly what this poem means. Love the rhyme scheme.