The tranquillity of night washes over me
My eyes are closed but I can still see
A monster in the closet just waiting there
Silently watching, ready to hurt and scare

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Oh monster, monster, please stay behind the door
I don't want you to hurt me anymore
I haven't said a word to anyone
About the things that you have done

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And from everyone I've tried to hide
This pain and sadness I've carried inside
Scared to sleep when darkness falls
Because night time's here and the monster calls

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I thought monsters were just things in my head
But I know you're real when you visit my bed
Just lying there quietly while you feed
The urges you have that make me bleed

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This pain is wrong and it must go away
There are so many things I need to say
But my voice is small and won't be heard
So I just stay quiet not saying a word

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Endless sleep will remedy my pain
Never having to wake up again
To face another day lonely and afraid
With my innocence now cruelly betrayed

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Leaving this short life I'll suffer no more
I won't see you hiding behind the door
I'll be free to leave this body so broken
And your crimes will remain forever unspoken

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© A S May 2013