No such thing

No such thing as monsters

I’m absolutely sure

As is Mrs Werewolf

Who rents the house next door

No such thing as monsters

A scientific fact

I have it writ in blood

Sincerely signed Count Drac

No such thing as monsters

My sources can’t be wrong

I heard it from a friend

Of a friend of King Kong

No such thing as monsters

The neighbours all agree

Dr Jeckle, Mr Hyde,

The Frankensteins and me

No such thing as monsters

And really I should know

Mummy unwrapped herself

Just now to tell me so!

© Jane Williams

Jane Williams is a writer based in Tasmania. Her most recent book is Days Like These – New and Selected Poems. Samples from her books can be found at www.janewilliams.wordpress.com