Who Will Scare Me Now?

by Syd Dunne

I peeked in the closet

Afraid? Not quite yet.

He wasn't in there

Not even a hair!

My monster was gone!

It's already dawn.

Who will scare me now?

I looked in a jar

I looked near and far

I looked in my bed

I found a green thread.

No monster, no sir

I found no green fur

Who will scare me now?

I looked in my yard

I looked very hard

I climbed a big tree

I found a small key

I wanted to frown

I searched all the town

Who will scare me now?

I wanted to cry

He never said "Bye"

I sighed all day long

I knew it was wrong

A monster? No way

But what could I say?

Who will scare me now?

And then it was night

I turned off my light

The door opened wide

Nowhere could I hide

I grabbed my knapsack

My monster is back

He will scare me now!

© 2002 Robert Nailor