I wake up in the night and look and see
through the darkness that has overcome me.
I see the shapes dancing up the wall.
I hide from them as they seem to crawl.
I peek out from my sheet
and stare down towards my feet
where I see a shape most frightening of all
that did not come from the hall.
I lay still and quiet
though in my mind there is a riot
to run for my life
and grab a knife,
but I keep my nerve
because my God I serve.
I reach for the lamp
through the dark and the damp.
I grab the switch
and try not to twitch
to not wake the beast;
today he will not feast
for with a twist of the switch a mighty light
comes out to prevail in the fight
to destroy the darkness
and take hold and harness
that beast in the night
that caused me my fright
and show it for what it was
a large ball of fuzz.
The monster that plagued me so
was only my dog Bobo.
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