Alone In the Early Morning Hours

What haunts you when you close your eyes At night, about to fall asleep. Knowing that there will be not a sheep To count, but horrors from your past. What crawls through your mind at night Once you shut the lights all out. Alone in the dark where the unknown blooms Before your eyes without your knowing. How much courage do you have To stand up against all that you fear When the wretched smiles from ear to ear? Will you run from your demons, or will you fight? So what comes for you when you close your eyes? Skeletons dance in your corner closet, Cackling with glee as they wittingly mock you For your childish nightmares keeping you awake.