Have you ever heard
Of the tale of one monster named Frederick the Third
But Frederick was no average monster, you see.
For there was only one special person with whom this monster could be: ME!

No ordinary monster was Mr Frederick the Third
For he was my monster, mine alone.
A concept that’s only absurd
For those older and grown..

It didn’t matter where we went,
Frederick the Third followed with consent.
We defended our ship from the Pirates of Bagoo
We battled aliens on the planet Naboo

Mr Frederick the Third went everywhere with me
There was no place he’d rather be
By my side he would always stay
Until that one fateful day.

As I blew out the candles
On birthday, thirteen
All fell into shambles
He was nowhere to be seen!

After the party,
After all the gifts,
My smile hearty.
Quickly turned into whimpers and sniffs.

I searched far and wide
In all of the places a monster might hide
He wasn’t in the closet nor the cupboard.
Not even in the bathroom reading ‘Old Mother Hubbard’.

My monster had vanished in the blink of an eye.
I could hardly believe he hadn’t said goodbye.
There was not much else that I could think to do,
So I mourned his loss for a day or two.

Yes, there comes a time when we must move on
Even when our best friend is gone.
But how? When one’s heart continues to yearn
With hope that one day he will return.