Alone At Night

I feel unease, when trees creek so As wind chimes chatter to and fro From dusk till dawn my nerves do seize When trees creek so, I feel unease Strange things I see, when darkness falls Soft shadows dancing down the halls Translucent specters watching me When darkness falls, strange things I see At night alone, my thoughts do stray Splintered memories, barbed and splayed So many voices – most my own My thoughts do stray, at night alone The white coats come, when daylight breaks The blue pill helps reduce the shakes First eyes are checked, then straps undone When daylight breaks, the white coats come Swap Quatrain