As the boy
to bed he goes
He does hide
under the covers
For darkness
it does bring
Shadows and creatures
creeping
Hands clasp the
quilt
Clasping tightly
fear of the night
He looks at the
cupboard
His toys seem
alive
Shadows stretch long
towards him
Across the walls
the ceiling too
Shaking, he tries
to scream
Shaking with fear
nothing comes
His voice stilled
by the creeping
Shadows
he watches in terror
”Please go away”
in his head
”Please go away”
ever close they creep
A noise by the window
startles him
He looks eyes wide
fearing shadows still
He tries to scream
tries and tries
But still his voice
does stay trapped
”Leave me alone!”
he says in his head
”Please leave me alone”
but the shadows listen not
Tap, tap-tap
comes the window again
Something beckons him
tap, tap tap evermore
Under the covers he dives
eyes shut tight
This little boy
does hide
Silence then, silence
he braves for
A peek
shaking all over
Goosbumps too
so cold is he
Looks over the
covers
Suddenly something is
on him!
He finally screams
his Mum rushes in
Tears streaming down
his face
He sees what it was
his cat, Bertie
The shadows are gone
wrapped in his
Mothers arms
gone now are they
To sleep he finally
goes
To sleep
as the shadows grow…
Posted on Jun 26, 2013
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