\"Writing.Com
*Magnify*
SPONSORED LINKS
Printed from https://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1476859-In-the-Dark
Item Icon
Rated: ASR · Poetry · Horror/Scary · #1476859
For Acme's Halloween Contest
Written for
 Invalid Item Open in new Window.
This item number is not valid.
#1314367 by Not Available.


"I do not fear the dark," said he.
"The shadow creatures don't scare me.

That goblin dancing on the stair,
I know that he's not really there.

The wailing ghost outside the door
Is just the wind, and nothing more.

The claws tap, tapping on the pane
Are nothing but the sleet and rain.

Those thumping footsteps in the hall,
Nobody's there, no one at all.

The Boogeyman beneath my bed,
I'm sure he's moved away," he said.

"There's nothing scary in the night,
But maybe I'll turn on the light."

© Copyright 2008 Arakun the twisted raccoon (arakun at Writing.Com). All rights reserved.
Writing.Com, its affiliates and syndicates have been granted non-exclusive rights to display this work.
Printed from https://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1476859-In-the-Dark