When I Was a Child

When I was a child, I laid awake in bed As the shadow man hovered neither awake nor dead From the hallway, he lingered projecting his hate As a reminder of our impending date Even as a child, I knew what it was I knew what he wanted and what he does Pure evil could never be denied That’s why he laughed and why I cried Soon he was gone and I was set free Finally the devil had lost interest in me But I cursed GOD for not showing his face Another case where prayers didn’t receive his grace Then it came to me and I couldn’t help but smile The devil did torture me for a little while But he never made it in to silence my plea Because he saw the SON standing behind me