Category : Poems

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I remember being young
The rumor about the monsters 
Under the bed
In the closet
Down in the cellar
Or in the attic


I remember being young
All I had to do to make them stop
Was cover up my feet
And don’t stick them over the edge


I remember being young
And the sky was so blue
The grass was so green
And the world was beautiful


I remember being young
The only thing bad was bedtime
Not being able to get the toy I wanted
It rained when I was supposed to play outside


Then we grew up


I grew up and the truth finally showed


The monsters aren’t hiding around me
They’re hiding in me


I grew up and blankets aren’t shields
Covering up now makes you sweat
It makes you shake more
It makes it so you can’t breathe


I grew up and the colors dimmed
Bedtime is all I want
Toys are only a thing of a dream 
Because money rules life


I grew up and I can’t even remember
The happy little girl I was most of the time


I’ve grown up to hate myself


To hurt myself


And be the only monster there really is 


I’m not sure where I went wrong
But somewhere along the lines
The monster contained me
The monster became me