Any Creepers?

    Hello?

    Any monsters in the dark?

    Creepin’ and waiting

    For the perfect moment to pounce.

    I hear a creak and a skuffle.

    Tensing I pull my covers closer

    Over my small head.

    I wrap my body into a pretzel

    And hug myself.

    I squeeze my eyes shut

    I wait a minute and hear nothing else

    I peek an eye open and see it's bright 

    And sunny out now

    And I stretch out of bed

    To feel something wet touch my foot

    I choke my scream back down my throat 

    And I look down

    To see my dog sitting there

    With her nose smooshed up against my leg

    As a good morning gesture.

    And I smile realizing it was all in my head

    Once again.