I was scared
to turn up
the stairs
lest you be
waiting for
me
there.
who knows
what lies
in the dark
who tells the
truth when the
switch is un-
switched.
but when
big hands
turned on
the lights,
I opened my
eyes and
still
could not
see what was
hidden in those
shapes crouching
in the
shadows
of your
empty
halls.