A Vampire Bit My Neck Last Night
From the book The Elephant Repairman
A vampire bit my neck last night.
And, though it sounds insane,
some zombies chased me down the street
and tried to eat my brain.
A mummy shambled after me.
Godzilla stomped my face.
I nearly got abducted by
an alien from space.
When Frankenstein attacked me
I escaped, but then almost
got tackled by a skeleton,
a werewolf, and a ghost.
A slimy blob engulfed me.
Then I woke up with a scream.
I’ve never been so overjoyed
to wake up from a dream.
Last night I learned a lesson;
if you want to keep your head,
don’t watch a scary movie
right before you go to bed.
— Kenn Nesbitt
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Reading Level: Grade 4
Topics: Cautionary Tale, Dream, Monster Poems, Sleep
Poetic Techniques: Imagery, List Poems, Narrative Poems, Onomatopoeia
Word Count: 116
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From the book The Elephant Repairman
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