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The Monster in My Closet

October 9, 2008
By Anonymous

My name is Nora
and I have something to say,
I haven’t cleaned my closet
For many a day.

The clothes are sticking out
The door must stay open,
The hinges are loose
Oh look! The door is now broken.

I heard a loud sound
On one spooky night,
Since that day
My closet gave me a fright.

Since that moment
I was scared to clean it,
I know there’s a monster,
Though I have not seen it.

My mini skirts were gone
My sneakers disappeared,
It was a nightmare
All that I have feared.

That’s when it happened
I saw a monster rise,
I couldn’t be believe it
I couldn’t be believe my eyes.

Wait a minute
It’s just my pajamas,
Only that piece of clothing
for all my drama.

There is a question
Where is my stuff?
I may be scared
But I will keep it tough.

So now please remember
Clean you’re your closet all right,
Listen to me
Or live your whole life a fright.

The author's comments:
The poem "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out" by Shel Silverstien inspired mt to write this peice. I hope others get a good laugh out of it. Thanks for reading!

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