I Might Have Met a Monster
I might have met a monster.
It’s a little hard to say
since it didn’t try to frighten me
and make me run away.
It happened just this morning
when I got up out of bed
and a creature in the hallway belched
which filled my heart with dread.
I didn’t have my glasses on
and couldn’t see too well,
but that creature growled and grumbled
and gave off a nasty smell.
It shuffled down the hallway
with a moan that froze my soul.
If I had to guess, I’d say
it was an ogre or a troll.
Its hair was super shaggy
and its breath was really bad.
I might have met a monster.
Or it could have been my dad.
— Kenn Nesbitt
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Reading Level: Grade 4
Topics: Monster Poems, Poems about Friends and Family
Poetic Techniques: Alliteration, Assonance, Imagery, Narrative Poems
Word Count: 128
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