[khg] blanket protection

[empallin]

how can you tell that child
with a straight face
that monsters dont exist?
are you not the one
still afraid years later
locking doors
looking over your shoulder
afraid to walk down the street
or talk to strangers
how much sleep do you get
on cold and windy nights
when the skeletons dance
out of the closet
heavy on your dreams
when was the last time
you felt comfortable
of happy or safe
how loud are the voices
funneling in from the past
right when you found
thought you found
piece and quiet
tell the poor girl
monsters do exist
they do attack
they do kill
they just dont look scary
they look like her
they have her eyes
and her fathers cheekbones