Trick Of The Night

It’s an optical illusion Has my brain had a contusion I look on in rapt confusion It’s a trick of the night There’s a shadow in the doorway Coming my way going your way It’s as slippery as a moray It’s a trick of the night It’s shape is vague; it’s indistinct I didn’t see from where it slinked Would it vanish if I blinked It’s a trick of the night Dogs don’t pass, they turn and run Like they’re seeking out the sun Even rats avoid the fun It’s a trick of the night Dust and dirt rise in the street At the tread of unseen feet Something I care not to meet It’s a trick of the night There’s a creaking on my stairs On my neck are prickling hairs But she caught me unawares It’s a trick of the night There’s a beauty standing there With a shimmer in her hair Not a stitch of underwear It’s a trick of the night Manly acts I’ve quickly planned But I do not understand Is the dagger in her hand Just a trick of the night