Monster In The Closet...

Who knows what evil lurks
in the closet dark and musty?
I think it must be kin to
underneath the bed all dusty

When the door is open
and the dark holds sway
I cover up my head
and pray for light of day

The squeak of dried out hinges
gives me chills and pause
I think of all those evil things
with fangs and sharpened claws

From just inside the door
in the nightlight glowing dim
I see some lit up eyes
Oh Lord, it must be him!

I hear a rustle and a skitter
it slinks beneath the bed
Please, don't let it get me
I guess that I am dead

It doesn't make a sound
but, I feel it climb
up the blanket to sit with me
Chills run down my spine

Now, it snuffles closer
I feel its' heated breath
I'm shaking like a leaf
here comes certain death!

This coverlet won't stop him
if he wants my life
What I wouldn't give
for my Boy Scout knife

The blanket is raising upward
it's trying to get in
I'm holding it with all my might
but it's going to win

I feel the wet and bloody muzzle
of the monster's maw
It nuzzles up to my neck
right beneath my jaw

Goodbye cruel world, I'm all done
and it's over, just like that...
Now, I'm feeling kind of foolish
'Cause it's just my little cat!