Monsters in my Dreams
by Tina L. Jens
You're just a bad dream.
When I turn on the light, you'll be gone.
I'll check the closet for monsters with your face.
I'll peak under the bed looking for your decapitated, talking head.
But you're just a figment of my nightmares.
Just one more in a long line of bad dreams.
I'll banish you with a night light.
And if I have to, I'll stay up all night
And nap tomorrow afternoon.