If scaring little children is so easy

then why the hell are bogey men so huge?

And why can't monsters come out in the daytime?

Why wait till dark to ply their subterfuge?

That thing under your bed must be a coward,

it needs to wait till bedtime to cause strife,

invisible all day and when the light's on?

How could that be a nice productive life?

Take witches - they are all afraid of water,

yet they can make a spell to part the sea?

Perhaps this aqua phobia's all acting,

so they get out of bathing frequently.

If trolls are so ferocious, mean and hungry

why do they always hide beneath a bridge?

They're big and strong enough to bash the door in

and help themselves to what's inside the fridge!

A dragon breathes his fire and burns up heroes,

but honestly, he's such a greedy guy,

for why guard all those gems and gold and treasure

when there is not a thing he wants to buy?

And vampires only sleep inside their coffins?

They try and tell us they're the living dead,

but really, they could change shape every morning

and fly away a bat, back home to bed!

The next time something scuffles in the darkness,

or shadows come together, start to creep,

don't waste your dreaming time upon the monsters,

roll over, close your eyes and go to sleep!

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