What is that you're seeing <br /> in the corner of your eye <br />Stealthful foot steps following <br /> never passing by <br /> <br />In the corner of the mirror <br /> watching when you blink <br />It is patient and silent <br /> and deadlier than you think <br /> <br />It's bidding time for years <br /> until the time is ripe <br />Until you've grown enough <br /> and are just the right type <br /> <br />When you have grown enough <br /> to be a tasty morsel <br />From beneath the bed it comes <br /> through a secret portal <br /> <br />In silence it is waiting <br /> needing to be fed <br />Out in darkness slithering <br /> from beneath your bed <br /> <br />In your sleep it comes <br /> needing to be fed <br />Nibbling a tasty morsel <br /> until you are dead<br /><br />Darlene Walsh<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-monster-beneath-the-bed/
