The Dark

The Dark
By Auntie B 3/24/10

OK, I admit it
I'm afraid of the dark.
I'm scared of my bad dreams too.
What's that?
It looks like a great white shark!
Oh, it's just my toybox. Whew!
And there's a creature
By the closet door!
In the light
It's my jacket on the floor.

And then when I do
Fall asleep,
The monsters into dreams
All creep.
Although I know
When I'm awake
They aren't real,
They make me quake
When I'm alone
In the dark at night.
They give me such
An awful fright.

But morning comes
The sun will shine
And in the light
I feel just fine.
So I'll just keep
My nightlight on
To keep the dark away
Till dawn.