Sleep, sweet child
I’ll watch over you
Even after my eyes have worn out
And I’ve leaked the last of my plastic pellets

I watched over your father
Even though, for awhile
I was lost to him
Because of the original corruptor

But, I came home
And brought back
The last shred of good from his childhood

I’ll keep the monsters
Under the bed
And in the closet
I will turn on the light
I will be there
Long after I’m gone