Awake From Darkness
Awake From DarknessNight creeps bringing darkness and shadows
Fragments of light dancing on walls
Objects distort as shadows bounce off of walls
Creatures of the night loom around.
Awake with a start into nothingness
Eyes blurred from sleep, sound and pure
Adjusting to the darkness, attempt to see
Objects surround you but are they really there?
What can you see when you open your eyes
Into the pitch black of night
Noises are amplified, feelings intensify
Terror looms but is this all true.
Seizing the strength to creep out of the bed
Stumbling over objects below
Reach out to the wall, hand trembles with fear Seeking the switch to end the darkness.
The intensity of the light blinds as it illuminates
Shadows and creatures once filled the darkness
Are now a thing of the past as the room begins to be real
And the terror is gone for the moment.
The shadows ran away, but will they return
Will the night creatures come hungrily back
To prowl and to capture their bedtime snack
Who is tucked gently inside of her bed.
The light remains on throughout night hours creep
Till daylight emerges once more
The terror is past and will not win once more
For the daylight makes them cease to attack.
3/11/99
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