derek's poems

ghosties

I hear tapping in the walls

Footsteps in halls

Shadows in the corners

Nightmares filled with horrors

Whispers in the night

Yelling at my fright

Shifting in the sheets

Why won't you let me sleep?

Are we ever truly alone?

Because my head says that there are ghosts

Buzzing around, making strange sounds

I just want to feel safe in my home

Are we ever truly solitary?

Because my head says that I should be wary

Of everything, the demons sing

Such sweet sounding songs, it's so scary

We are living with spirits

They scream and I don't wanna hear it

But still, they always find

Their way into the back door of my mind

We are living with the dead

They love playing tricks on my head

I turn my lamp on so I can't see

The monsters lurking right beside me

Are we ever truly alone?

Because my head says that there are ghosts

Buzzing around, making strange sounds

I just want to feel safe in my home

Are we ever truly solitary?

Because my head says that I should be wary

Of everything, the demons sing

Such sweet sounding songs, it's so scary