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Monsters!

By Walter Burns

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MONSTERS! MONSTERS! creep and crawl see that shadow on the wall? MONSTERS! MONSTERS! ‘neath the bed hear them feel them live or dead MONSTERS! MONSTERS! shift and lurk Was my brother? Oh, that jerk! MONSTERS! MONSTERS! eat my brains Take my brother no remains MONSTERS! MONSTERS! hush be still Let me think of ways to kill BROTHER! BROTHER! I have plan You can go out act like MAN! BROTHER! BROTHER! they might scrub go and see if they’re in tub BROTHER! BROTHER! I hear noise go and see if they like boys BROTHER! BROTHER! I heard bump look at you so nice and plump BROTHER! BROTHER! you might hide they would eat you grilled or fried BROTHER! BROTHER! you turned red got up hit me on the head MOMMY! MOMMY! Wake! Assist! Brother proves that they exist MONSTERS! MONSTERS! creep and crawl see that shadow on the wall? Written February 10th, 2002 © on Feb 10 2002 07:04 AM PST   0 • 14

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