Written by E.H. Perry
Stand up, stand up, stand up and fight
All the scary monsters of the night.
With just your pillow shield and toothbrush spear,
You are able to face the things you fear.
The monster in the dark that creeps and crawls,
Casting dark shadows on your bedroom walls,
The monster under the pile of clothes
(Mom says it’s just laundry, but you don’t know),
The under-bed monsters you’re sure you see—
When you’re brave and stand up, away they’ll flee.
Stand up, stand up, stand up and fight,
Learn to stand for what you know is right.
As you get older, your monsters will change,
No simple pile of clothes that looks strange.
Now you face bullies that swagger and strut,
And learn about words that can hurt and cut.
It’s not just you that needs help from a friend,
There are so many people you can defend.
All it might take is a kind word today,
To chase someone else’s monsters away.
Stand up, stand up, stand up and fight,
To help make the world a bit more bright.
The world can be a dark and scary place,
But that doesn’t always have to be the case.
When somebody’s mean, there’s somebody kind.
Everywhere you look, there are helpers to find.
Whatever you do, wherever you go,
There is something important you should know.
There’ll always be monsters, that much is true–
And those monsters can be defeated by you.
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E. H. Perry is a middle school teacher with purple hair who loves books, tea, and yarn. When not reading, writing, or teaching she’s busy being a mom to a 7-year-old. You can find more of her writing, including several decodable readers, at https://ehperryauthor.wordpress.com.
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