The monster's ode to a child.

I'll just be on my way now,
there's nothing left for me.
You've now outgrown those childish fears
and there's nothing left to see.

This monster says goodbye to you,
I won't be coming back
You're just getting too wise for me,
There's no punches left to pack.

I've tried to use the closet,
the crack of an open door.
I pretended to be that toy all night
just lying on the floor.

You've seen right through my cunning plan,
to scare you till you cry.
All you see is a fluffy toy,
no matter how hard I try.

Gone are your fears of being alone
in that great big house.
What scares an adult much more than I
is a tiny little mouse.

I just don't get it, it's just not fair
how cruel life can be.
Because once I was scaring you to tears,
but now, you're scaring me!


I wrote this for a child who was having night terrors. It seemed to work since she had less after being read this poem. Whether it was attributed to the poem or not I can't be really sure but I'd like to think it helped.

awesome
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That's a great poem and a great idea.
I can see it in book form, with a verse on one page and a colourful picture on the other (getting lighter and brighter as you go thru the book). Mirropoool could do the artwork.

If you wanted to make it look really interesting, for a child, you could have a clear plastic page between the pages, which changed the picture as you turned it: revealing something or covering something, etc. So anyone who couldn't read the words could still look thru it and follow it.

And skoundrelushu could help you design a vaguely monster-shaped creature. Can I have some really sharp teeth and some vicious-looking claws, please?

The last shot would show it walking slowly away, looking back over its slumped shoulder, a look of sadnesss and confusion in its eye - as if it couldn't understand what was happening to its world or what was to become of it.

Damn me! This is autobiographical... That could be me!

No, seriously, why don't we DO something? There's a load of creative talent here and a lot of it - the poems, artwork, photos, etc - should have a wider audience.
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My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
(Thomas Paine)

Agree with Handsel!

A brilliant idea it could be a combination of talent from all the people on the forums! Maybe in conjunction with Children in need!
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This guy is liscensed to chill, and thrill, but the opportunities to thrill are rather less than anticipated!!!!

Yeah, Children in Need! I like it!

Any more? Any more?
Roll UP! Roll UP!
Put your time and talent here!

When's the next Children in Need and has anyone ever done one before?
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My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
(Thomas Paine)

Ones coming up soon! Seen it advertised on TV!

We usually do something at work! It's more collecting money type of thing by the more heavyweights clad in scanty underwear!!

It would be good if something did happen, A childrens book with different sections? How about one for potty book titles?

50 years in the saddle by Major Bumsore?

A section for text speak?

Lot's of things could be added! But we need to collate ideas, sort out the content and find a marketing avenue?
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This guy is liscensed to chill, and thrill, but the opportunities to thrill are rather less than anticipated!!!!

Thanks everyone.

The book would have to be one of those books with only a few thick cardboard pages that 3 and 4 year olds have.

It would be nice to turn it into something for Children in Need though as long as it sells. I'd be willing to do that if all the future sales of the book went to the charity for however long it sells, not just until the most recent Children in Need event ended.

It would be nice for everyone involved to have their credits on something like that. I'm sure the FB owners wouldn't object to having the sites URL on it as being the medium by which we all got together.

Do we have a member who could print up several copies professionally as a charity job?

Tryst46: AKA Dale.

I am not sure it would be a good idea to put the site url on a childs book, this website is pretty open and there is quite a bit of swearing and talk about sexual acts.....










And that is just my profile LOL

I dont know....a two year old was accepted at mensa recently.....not sure if that means kids are getting brainier or mensa are so hard up they accept applications from anyone now?