Watching & Waiting

Have you seen him?

He's seen you.

When you are in the hallway at night.

Or when something falls from the shelf in the closet,

That's him and he's watching and waiting for his time.

Everybody has their own.

Nobody knows what he's waiting for

But he's waiting

His black eyes blend into the dark crevasses of the hall.

He can smell you.

He has feet like hands and long fingers.

If you try to look for him you won't find him.

But when you go to sleep he'll find you

Few have caught him lurking over their beds at night

Some have seen him watching them walk to their rooms

Some have caught him walking to their rooms

There's no way to keep him away

You can't run when the time comes

Is it your time?