"For the umpteenth time,"
said his mother, sternly, voice rising,
"there are no such things as monsters,
not under your bed,
not in your closet,
not creeping up the hall..."
The boy, small, frightened,
wearing his flannel Batman jammies,
interrupted to ask,
"Not standing behind you in the doorway?"
"No, not standing behind me in the...aack!"
Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.