Only a Child Can See

Watch your back and turn on the light
Cracked doll face won’t let you out of sight
Baby’s nightmare third party at night
Joining your lullaby holding baby so tight

Cries so loud at the ceiling she stares
Strange clatter I too can clearly hear
No one is there; just me and my sugar
I peeked but no one is on the gable

I can hear my heartbeat as I walk 
Towards the baby God’s help I ask
Stop! Someone toddles at my back
Baby howled as she slowly turns black
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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April 26, 2016 at 7:16 AM
Hi Annie. Congrats for having your piece featured in the Poetry Soup homepage!!! ;-)
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