Run little girl run and hide
Fearful monsters roam outside
Close the windows pull the blinds
Shut the door and stay inside
The swirling mass of inky black
Slimy hands waiting to hack
Evil eyes and dripping fangs
Wicked laughter deafening clangs
Monstrous trees standing tall
Branches spread to scratch and maul
The scary world holds them all
Do not venture out at all.
Lies and Deceit rule with masks
Honesty is taken to task
Friendship fled long ago
Sincerity has nowhere to go.
What is right what is wrong
When Feelings are sold for a song
In our journey Truth derails
And Love remains in misty veils
Life is no beautiful dell
Crawl into your safe hard shell
In your fortress in my heart
Stay alive till we depart.
- Shail Mohan (May 2008)
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Every line depicts zillions of meanings… I just don’t know to say which line or precisely which part of this poem touches me…! Simply awesome mumma
Scary. Liked the rhyming words!
“Run little girl run and hide…”
You caught me off guard, Shailaja, really off guard. You see, I am so ignorant about poetry. I guess that I lean toward poetry as being true and heartfelt feelings, so from what i think that I know about you (as a HRP etc.) does not square. I see you as too positive
“Lies and Deceit rule with masks
Honesty is taken to task
Friendship fled long ago
Sincerity has nowhere to go.
What is right what is wrong
When Feelings are sold for a song
In our journey Truth derails
And Love remains in misty veils”
I can’t believe that you think such things. So is poetry
sometimes fictional? Is there a deeper meaning. Or are you
being thought-provoking? Or should I quit trying to interpret
poetry?
THen, of course, you are an original thinker, saying what you think, not what others expect you to think.
I wish I could hear feedback on my comments from you or does that take away from the power of the original poem.
Of course, your poems I eagerly seek to read. Just prejudiced in favor of you and your writing I guess.
Lately, soon-to-be 37 month old Jimi (the day after tomorrow) has been saying several times a day “I do best what I do best.” He says that his teacher at “Shining Stars” (where we had to take him out last year because) taught him. He just says it at random times. I just life it. The wisdom of our toddler.
let me finish a thought from above–
because he (Jimi) was getting physically ill from being left there as if he didn’t trust that we would pick him up. Yeah, right. It would have taken a rather humongous obstacle to keep me from picking him up.
Bubbly, thank you dear for the appreciation!
Do the lines speak to you??
Ganga, the world IS scary!
Thanks! 
Bob, yeah I agree with you there, I say what I think, not what others expect me to think!!
….and I do think different!! Yet to find someone who thinks like me!! Being positive does not mean one does not know or isn’t aware of the negatives in life. Does that answer your questions, Bob?? I will also add this, that empathy, putting myself in another’s shoe, is second nature to me.
Hi Shail,
Yes, it does answer my questions. Thank you!
what if the monster is in the room ? where should
she hide? to whom should she turn ?
@little girl,
Welcome to Shail’s Nest Litle Girl. With a monster in the room itself, the little girl is in grave danger. Then she needs to get outside help to chase the monster away and make the room safe and secure for herself. Reach out, the little girl will surely get help.