among the windswept gardensprimroses
© Rachel Green 2020
a small boy can't sleep;
complains
of the monsters under the bed
but his mother laughs
and promises their absence.
Daddy is out tonight
a pocketful of money
and an easy vein in his arm
no need to fear the monsters
he won't be back 'til morning
© Rachel Green 2020
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