#bogeyman
the blind is broken
on the back door
where I try the handle
maybe one two three four
times before bed
my foot treads
wear a furrow
into carpet pile
patrolling by the mile
a circuit I navigate
from door to window
and back again
checking checking
my doorbell's camera eye
spies on the street outside
intruder alerts on my phone
warn of incoming......
something
all so I can complete
a nights sleep
with one ear open
tossing turning
I have covered all eventualities
except the Bogeyman
in my head
under the bed
Mar 16, 2021
Mar 16, 2021 at 8:00 PM UTC
It waits for me atop the stair
An eerie presence from I know not where
I cannot feel it, when the sun shines bright
but I sense it as sunsets, It becomes the night
It shares the same space
the same air that I breathe
It's been here since childhood
It will never leave
I feel it behind me
I am seldom alone
Hot breath on my neck
It chills to the bone
I try to escape it
But It's become part of me
I created this demon
Now I cannot break free
Feb 20, 2017
Feb 20, 2017 at 6:47 PM UTC
The bogeyman from my dreams is halfway down the street.
Mar 12, 2015
Mar 12, 2015 at 12:47 PM UTC