The Monster-2

The light cast shadows on the darkened wall,

They beckoned to me, they seemed to call.

Amongst the dancing shadows, something huge I saw,

With glowing eyes and wicked teeth and a deadly killer’s claw.

The monster had returned; it had come back to haunt me so.

To steal away my future years, my valued years to grow.

I ran out the room, with an air of hysteria,

I ran to my sister’s room, with walls a deep wisteria.

I shook her wide awake, warning of the threat,

That had us trapped within the house like fish trapped in a net.

The monster had now sensed where we were,

It ran towards us, now a blur.

It grabbed us both in one hand each,

Its grip didn’t allow us even to screech.

The monster, stealthily he did stride,

With two children held tightly at its side.

The monster walked on, through all terrain,

We seemed hard of hope again.

The monster took us into his lairs,

What would become of us-the monster-slayers?

Pitch black caves the monster covered,

Between life and death, we felt we hovered.

There was a rancid smell of must and mold,

In the shadows lurked something old.

Could the monster have a master?
He was now treading ahead faster

The temperatures went soaring,

The monster began roaring.

Was it a call to his primeval lord?

Or signs for a sacrifice to a bloodthirsty god?

It took a step closer, onto a platform,

Below us was darkness, lacking shape or form.

It placed us down on the ground.

But we were far from safe and sound.

Opening its drooling mouth it madly shrieked.

Of blood and flesh and human bones, it reeked

It looked around; I sprang to my feet,

I was sweating profusely in this sweltering heat.

I rammed into the monster with all my power,

Did I see the monster cower?

The monster tottered on the edge of the abyss,
And down he went with a punch from my sis.

The creature collapsed into the void.
It was defeated; we were overjoyed.

Powerful winds blew around me,
Whipping around us like a banshee.

They transported us through the darkness of the cave,
To endure this, we had to be brave.

I found myself, back in my room,

With no signs of any approaching doom

Now we're back in our beds, safe and sound,

No bloodthirsty monsters anywhere around.