My Ovaltine Nightmare

- A nightmare of fear woke up in a fright A wolf stood outside our window that night Darkest of night a light down the hall Our mother with neighbour no sugar for morn His teeth dripped saliva pronged to a gleam stood tall in the window of six foot it seemed My sister asleep and my heart thumping raced I screamed for my mother my sister awakes I heard heavy footsteps on stairs coming near I mixed dream and reality the wolf's coming here Then suddenly realised a slight saving grace Those feet were not mother's nor wolf in this place A lodger was staggering a drink maybe more His shoe steps remembered on stairs and in hall Into his room and bangs his door shut Mother strolls in straight after this but I screamed and I shouted and looked for her love She promised she'd never get sugar above I remember this well and the darkness and dread She calmed me with Ovaltine the sugar and bed. True Story