darkness

The door ajar is large and heavy
Standing silent strong and steady
Long ive waited here this way
How long its been I cannot say
My hand it reaches for the handle
The other clutching dear a candle
And as the door swings wide before me
I half expect the visage gory
But in the light of candles flame
My fear subsides replaced by shame
I pass the threshold of my fortress
Spirit emboldened now i'm dauntless
Then floorboards creaked beneath my toes
My mind is darted back to foes
Swinging candle in the dark
The light blinks out in clumsy spark
Shielding from imagined blow
Forward running here I go
Then feet are cold on bathroom tile
Destination found I risk a smile
For now my journeys halfway there
No longer feared of creaky stair
And when returned to comfy bed
This fear will fly from sleepy head
As slowly mind is lost in space
My dreams returned in startling pace