By, Wendiann Alfieri
There is a monster in my room
Next to me they rear their head
snore so loudly
And have breath that reeks
They probably haven’t showered in weeks
They toss and turn and wake me up
they ask me for a hug
I roll over and say “get off, I gotta get to work this morn’ at four o clock”
They move and the bed creaks as they slip
I soon learn they’re by the switch
The one for the lamp that has little pops and creaks
the light bulb is fizzing out
it manages to turn on and off fine
this monster keeps fucking with the lights
I raise with anger
Annoyance and clearly
This thing enjoys living in my room messily
I scream and say “It’s two am and now I gotta pick up this crap? I can’t even sleep, or nap!”
The annoying pest is gone and when I start to clean
The light bulb dies quickly
I run my fingers through my hair
blindly try to find
That lonely, lonely bed of mine
When I step on the cat
i quickly get bitten and scratched
The cat really did bite hard
It’ll probably leave a scar
I go to lay back down to sleep
I found the bed and I have flopped
And pass out till I hear a knock
“Go away” I mumble
Then the room starts to shake
The monster knocking is giving me a head ache
When I look at the clock; It’s now three
How can I ever get to sleep?
It hits me then, what I’ve got to do
I gotta kick out this monster from my room
It’s getting lighter outside now and I can see my main light switch
Enough to walk so I don’t step on the cat again
the light turns on
I hear the monster sounds like a bitch
My dresser falls and I ask the damn monster
“Why haven’t you paid your dues? YOU rent this place too! My papers say if you haven’t paid rent, you have to leave, your past due by day of three!”
The whole room rumbles as the shadow goes a way, and curses me under his breath after I say I’ll call the police.
Now maybe I can get some fucking sleep, I think
the cat jumps up and pisses in the sheets