Age five Lying in the dark Watching my shadows dance on the wall Silence the only sound was my breathing I was afraid of the dark Not of monsters under my bed Not what was there But what couldn’t be seen The blackness would draw me in And I would focus on my mind Lost in deep thought Praying for someone To turn on a light I was to scared to move Afraid I would lose concentration So I watched And waited Listening to the silence No voices not even my own Seventeen years to be exact Since I was five years old I still lay in my bed at night Watching my shadows dance along the wall I concentrate On my fear of the dark I’m still afraid But not of the voices Not of what can’t be seen But of the lights Cause when the darkness fades away The only monster left is meBirth sign: Aries
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