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Bedtime

May 28, 2023
By Cosette-Switzer_SPA GOLD, Savage, Minnesota
Cosette-Switzer_SPA GOLD, Savage, Minnesota
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"Sorry, but Liars are Losers" -Ladybug, Miraculous Ladybug<br /> <br /> "What's done is done. We can't change what happens but we can only move forward." -Tikki, Miraculous Ladybug<br /> <br /> "Everyone does have a past they can learn from." -Marinette Dupain Cheng, Miraculous Ladybug<br /> <br /> "We are not always defined by the things we do, but rather by the people we are" -Rapunzel's Mom, Tangled: The Series


A late night.

The monster's shadow reveals a pile of clothes on the desk chair.

The growls from under the bed frame have quieted down.


I haven’t heard from them for a while.


I climb under my blanket of security,

My vision blurs as I fall into a different realm.

I see my old friend,

Stuffed and stitched just for my comfort.

His paw waves at me,

And his fur is freshly combed and he is wearing a bow tie.

I enjoy his sewn smile.

His eyes are two buttons, 

Carefully put into place.


G R O W L S. They’re back.

A rugged hand grasps my ankle

Scream and shouts for help as this monster is being fought inside my realm of dreams.

I rock back and forth in this empty boat waiting for the war to be over.


My body grasps for oxygen as the door to this realm closes.

I am awake again.

My mind feels—F r e e. At last.

My stuffed bear is in the corner of the room,

Glaring at me with those button eyes and sewn smile.

As I open the door to my realm of dreams once again,


Something brushes my arm.


I look over and gaze upon my childhood friend,

And his sewn smile looks droopy.

The cut on his left paw drips slowly, and his fur looks rugged,

Strings falling out here and there.


My stuffed bear jumps into my arms.

“You are safe now.”


The author's comments:

Description-The poem “Bedtime” focuses on a girl in college going to bed after a long day of school and work. She reminisces on a stuffed bear she had in childhood, and the comfort it gave her when her parents would fight (the monster). The bear symbolizes both comfort and innocence, as she deals with this trauma and flashbacks of her parents fighting when she was younger. Some of the metaphors are the door to her dream world, the empty boat showing her feeling alone, and the rugged look on her bear at the end showing how this stuffed and stitched friend fought with her to bring her a sense of peace and comfort.


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