children were laughing
behind the thin walls,
singing those nursery
rhymes we all have
heard of once before.

no one knows why
they come out only
at night, when we’re
all trying to sleep
with eyes shut tight.

if you listen real
close, you’ll hear
them whisper your
name when it’s
close to sunrise.

they only
want to
you to
help them
before it’s

too

late.