Tucked into my little bed,
all safe and sound.
I awoke and out the door,
the hallway I looked down.
Coming down the hallway
a monster I did see,
big and tall, with lots and lots
of sharp and shining teeth.
He looked round, high and low,
and he seemed to be
searching round, near and far
for some child he could eat.
Terrified, I made no sound,
to keep him far from me.
But I knew, I would be found -
Protection I would need.
I got up from my cozy bed
and to my toys I went.
My frying pan, I thought, I knew,
would give his head a dent.
Green Plastic smiled up at me,
when I found that pan.
I returned to bed with my toy
and kept it close at hand.
The monster still was in the hall,
but I was no longer scared.
Molded plastic helped me,
Smiles made me brave.
7 April 2001
This poem is based upon something that happened when I was a child.
