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The Beard Monster

Ben Macnair

There are no monsters under your bed.
The Bogey Man does not live in your wardrobe,
waiting for you to fall asleep before he can emerge,
and do his work.
There are no crocodiles lurking in the sewers,
and the Shark prefers the sea,
to the comforts of your bath.
The neighbours are not strange,
and your Dad’s eyes are not red because he is the devil,
He is just tired.
Your Parents will tell you this is true,
but they will not tell you about a monster
you will meet,
just as your childhood ends,
and you become a man.

The Beard Monster has been growing up with you.
He has been sleeping inside your skin.
His face is your face.
His eyes are your eyes.
And one day,
He will throw little spears of
hair through the tiny holes in your skin,
and everyday you will take up
a sharpened tool and undo his good work.
He will not hate you for it,
but he will make you bleed,
and everyday as you stare at the mirror,
and admire his persistence,
his never ending resources,
knowing he is doing a job,
in the same way the nail monsters
who live in your hands and feet,
do theirs,
and as you go to you own work,
you hope that they are thanked more
for their efforts than you are.

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