One day, a little girl asked me if I believed in monsters.
I smiled.
I then grabbed the truth by its collar,
I wrestled it to the ground,
Tucked it deep underneath my arm
And I said, "Love, you know monsters aren't real."
And it's times like this where I wish that my sentences came with receipts so I could take back my words.
I wasn't being completely honest.
When I spoke to her,
I almost choked on the secret that has been stapled to the inside of my throat for longer than I can remember:
Not only do I believe in monsters,
But I've actually seen them whisper themselves into existence.
I heard they carve nightmares on the eyelids of the innocent
And then linger in the dark corners,
Preying on the unsuspecting.
Somehow, they've figured out how to crawl through 8mm film and walk backwards straight into the dreams of those who have never, ever, ever been afraid to sleep.
I believe in monsters the same way that I believe in oxygen.
So tell me:
How big is you closet?
How much space is really underneath the beds that you shake in the middle of the night?
I smiled.
I then grabbed the truth by its collar,
I wrestled it to the ground,
Tucked it deep underneath my arm
And I said, "Love, you know monsters aren't real."
And it's times like this where I wish that my sentences came with receipts so I could take back my words.
I wasn't being completely honest.
When I spoke to her,
I almost choked on the secret that has been stapled to the inside of my throat for longer than I can remember:
Not only do I believe in monsters,
But I've actually seen them whisper themselves into existence.
I heard they carve nightmares on the eyelids of the innocent
And then linger in the dark corners,
Preying on the unsuspecting.
Somehow, they've figured out how to crawl through 8mm film and walk backwards straight into the dreams of those who have never, ever, ever been afraid to sleep.
I believe in monsters the same way that I believe in oxygen.
So tell me:
How big is you closet?
How much space is really underneath the beds that you shake in the middle of the night?
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