Some kids have monsters in their closets
Others have monsters under their bed
Some kids have monsters who chase them at night
Others have monsters that give them quite the fright
But pity I feel for the one kid
The one kid out of a million
Who was not afraid of the monsters under his bed
Instead the monsters in his head
Were enough to cause dread
The monsters that get fed
From when we are misled
The monster that cannot be seen
To ensure it isn’t there
The monster that does more than pull your hair
The monster that does not want you to be spared
The monster that causes prayer
The monster that gives more than a scare
Why can the children not be spared the monster?
Why can the others not see the monster?
The monster that laughs and cackles
The words it says on repeat over and over
You’ll never be enough
They won’t believe you
You deserve to die.
The monster it spreads
Infecting their heads
Like a cancer
Quickly, it’s hard to get rid of
The monster
It’s not under the bed
It’s all in your head.