The Monster
By Zain Hameed
How beautiful the day,
When one can say,
The day is just beautiful.
How beautiful it is
When the birds can just bounce.
And the trees can just sway.
And the ants can simply,
Just haul everything away.
And the grass just grows.
And I just dance.
But I must keep walking.
A monster approaches.
Just keep walking.
The monster is closer.
Just keep walking.
Just look down
How pretty is the ground.
Just keep walking.
What will I do if it roars?
What will I do if it screams?
What will I do if it shouts?
What will I do if
It
Stops
Just
Walking?
The monster is here.
The path is narrow.
The monster screams and screams
and screams and shouts.
Then he starts just walking.
What did he say?
He just said, “Good Morning”
15