Encounter with The Boogeyman

He hides in your closet
He hides under your bed
Lurking in the dark hallway waiting for you to go to sleep
So he can slither up your sheets and get into your head

He feeds on your fear
He feeds on your panic
Inducing dread
You feed his hunger so manic

You cannot escape him
He knows all of your hiding places
Like under the covers where you hide all of your faces

The chill on your toes is him licking your feet
The waking up cold is him stealing your heat
Vampiric in nature though unnaturally so
He moves like the wind from where nobody knows

In the darkest corners of your room is where he idly waits
Peering from the shadows as your courage disintegrates
Fouling your fortitude and breaking you down
He creeps closer and closer with the floors creaking sound

His icy touch surrounds you like a cold winter mist
Frozen and paralyzed you succumb to his kiss
Draining your life force as you squeeze tight your eyes
Screaming inside you panic and pray for the sun to rise

When the morning finally comes and all fear is released
You walk to the bathroom and catch a glimpse of the beast
Turning the corner to where the sun hasn't yet reached
He doubles back in your direction then you wake from your sleep