little baby go to sleep
or the ‘Boogieman’
will eat you up
'El Coco' lurks very close
inside your closet
or behind the door
'Baba Yaga' watches you
with yellow eyes
outside your window
sleep little one, sleep now!
or ‘el Hombre del Saco’
will take you away
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Author Notes
I wrote two lullabies today, number one is sweet, and number two is horror. In many countries, lullabies are scary. It's part of the culture and parents didn't think about the aftermath of their songs on little kids. I remember feeling sometimes scared or sad. But look at me, I survived! lol
Most horror lullabies are about some kind of boogie man that takes the kids away if they are not good and go to sleep quick.
England = the Boogeyman, boogie man, bogieman
Spain = El Hombre del Saco (sack man) or El Coco
Russia = Baba Yaga
more about boogeyman characters around the world
Thank you for reading and reviewing my poem.
Gypsy
Pictures from my Pinterest account. The poem and presentation by Gypsy Blue Rose (c) copyright 2024
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