Lights Out

Under Your Bed

By Zay KetchamPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

Photo by Anastasia Mezenina on Unsplash

Jaw-dropping terror

The monster under your bed

Lights out, time to sleep

slam poetry

About the Creator

Zay Ketcham

Former clinical marriage and family therapist turned Life and Empowerment Coach. I have only recently come out of a dark phase of writer's block and explore many existential, spiritual, and humanistic themes in my writing.

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