
The Shark
by Cameron Brtnik
(a scary bedtime story for kids)
There once was a boy named Mark
And he was afraid of the dark
Every time that he tried to sleep
He imagined being chased by a shark
His mother tried to comfort her son
When he screamed her name out in the night
She told her poor boy to calm down
As he stared at the darkness with fright
Eventually he calmed down
As she gently put him back to bed
But as soon as Mark went back to dreaming
They once again filled him with dread
So his mom took him to see a doctor
She’d try anything at this point to help
Just at the mention of the word shark
Mark would jump in the air and he’d yelp
The doctor prescribed medication
That would cause Mark to have a deep sleep
She gave him two pills before bedtime
So instead of a shark he'd count sheep
The pills worked! Yes they worked like a charm
Mark finally slumped on his back
His mother was happy and went to her bed
While Mark in his dream was attacked
See those pills, well they put Mark to sleep
But they worked just a little too well
Poor Mark was still having his nightmare
It was like he was under a spell
In his dream he saw sharks in the water
Surrounding him, and he could feel
If he didn't wake up from this nightmare
He would be the shark's next toothsome meal
Pinching himself didn't work now
His body was limp as a worm
As much as he tried to snap out of his daze
Mark's body would barely just squirm
Mark prayed to God he would survive this
And somehow wake up from this 'mare
By try as he might try to struggle and fight
Nobody could hear poor Mark's prayer
The big shark attacked and it bit him
And the pain seemed as real as life
When his mother found him the kitchen
Mark was standing there holding a knife
But she couldn't seem to awake him
Then she suddenly started to scream
Cause to his mom's horror he fell to the floor
And Mark never woke up from his dream
The End....Sweet dreams!
PS.
The Shark you ask? He still roams children’s nightmares
He lurks deep in the murky blue
He's always ready and waiting
For the next child that sleeps might be you!
Cameron is a poet, fiction writer and children's author, and is scared of swimming in the ocean to this day
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