I Do Not Fear the Bogeyman

I do not fear the bogeyman.

The monster under my bed goes by another name.

He does not creep,

Or crawl,

Or bite,

Or stalk my walls.

 

Neither does he dwell in my closet.

No, my monster is a different beast entirely.

He lives in many places;

In pages,

In pens,

In all the world’s empty spaces.

 

My terror does not wait for dark to play.

This fiend is content with the bright light of the day

To star in his wicked games.

He pokes,

He prods,

He distracts and provokes.

 

Who would fear the bogeyman?

When my nightmare dwells with me

Through all my days and nights.

 

From over my shoulder he whispers to me,

As he plays his depraved games.

And to me he divulged his name,

So that I may know my tormenter.

He spoke with raspy voice,

Close enough to make me shiver.

 

I do not fear the bogeyman.

I fear a creature far more fearsome.

And he goes by the name of

Writer’s Block.

Author's Note

I was suffering from writer's block this afternoon, so I decided to use the block to my advantage.

Reviews

[Raven Starhawk]

When I first started reading I was thinking actual monsters like in a child's fairytale but as I finally reached the final line I thought how fitting since writer's block is a monster in its own right. You penned this well and had me glued to the screen.

[Becky]

This is wonderful. I'm currently getting weird looks fromt the people in the hotel lobby because I just started sniggering at a computer screen..

Nice write! :)

[Zombie Waffle]

I do this to entertain, so that's great! ^_^ Thanks.

[Joshua W. Harris]

I cannot stress to you how much I love this. Haha.
A subject that is incredibly easy to relate to, but disguised as something more profound and intriguing until it hits you in the last line. Wonderful. Very, very wonderful. =]

[Gl30]

This is brilliant, and very clever! I love the impact of the last line 'writer's Block.' I have to agree with this poem, Writers Block is indeed a deadly foe.
Keep up the awesome work!

[Laura Maidah]

"As he plays out his depravity". Just a thought. Play implies games. It's verbose. The last stanza knocks me out. It's pretty fabulous. The nightmare dwelling internally is another terrific line. Great. Very ingenious.

[Zombie Waffle]

Very constructive - I'll keep that in mind in the future. Thank you. =)

[Dean Kuch®]

Ahhhh, the terror of "THE BLOCK!" How it torments us, writers one and all... Nicely done!

[EYES OF MY SOUL]

I loved every bit of of it ,i enjoy reading this from start to finnish . Reading the last line i was left with a smile to my face just saying in my mind wow really lol,good job

[♥ Kinnixk]

Genius! I hate writers block. That was brilliant, the way you expressed about it. Great work!

[R.A. Youngblood]

I like your idea! Reading something different and suddenly at the end:
"And he goes by the name of
Writer’s Block."
I feel like this sometimes, but you describe a bogeyman. You're genius buddy :D
I like the ending in the first stanzas:
"He pokes,
He prods,
He distracts and provokes."
Thanks for sharing..Keep it up :D

[Rose]

Awesome. I liked it. I would probably read it whenever I get writer's block to try and help me get some inspiriation again. :D

[The Pain Stays Fresh]

Yes. I love it. This is amazing. Greatest. Poem. Ever.