XXXI Days of Poetry - Day the Seventh
Felis Silversteinis
Don't want to alarm you,Or cause you undue fright;
Don't want you waking terrified and
Screaming in the night.
But there are some hard truths of which
You need to be aware:
It's time you learned the secret world
That's going on down there.
Sorry to be the one
To break this awful news.
(And, I understand if
You need to gulp some booze.)
There is no easy way
To speak the awful truth;
But I will do my best
To handle it with 'couth.
Down below your bed
(and couch and dresser too),
Exists a secret clan;
Half-feral and half-schmoo.
While staying out of sight,
At night they have their run.
These creatures of the Steppe;
(that was an awful pun).
I wish I could do more,
To put your mind at ease;
To gently calm your nerves,
And steady your weak knees.
But Floor Monsters exist,
Whether you believe or not.
So now that you've been warned,
Try hard to not get caught!
[originally written in 2010; it was new to you, so don't hate]
XXXI Days of Poetry (2016)
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[Painting: "The Head of Medusa" by Peter Paul Rubens (1577- 1640)]
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