Tuesday, 20 June 2023

WHO IS IT

WHO IS IT

I hear footfalls
Outside 
My door....
They are
Heavy,
A man's
I think
And I cower!

It is early
Morning
I say to 
Myself...
Who can it
Be
I ask
As further
In my sheets
I hide!

Oh, that I'd have
Powers of
Invisibility 
So I would not
Be found
By the one
Outside My
Door
The one with
Thunder feet!

From beneath
My blanket 
I peek.. 
The door 
Opens.. 

Heavens!
Who is it?

And then
A broom
Appears
Along with a
Dustpan...

Oh good grief
I sigh
In relief!

It is only
The Monster
Maid 
Come to
Sweep a
Dust storm
Allowing spiders
To get away!

          FREDERIKA MENEZES 

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