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Paranoid
It's time for bed
Sleep my child
It's all in your head
No,
there are no shadow men
Go to sleep
or I'll count to ten.
Sleep my child
You are able to move
I'll be next door
Just run to my room
Don't slip on your way or it will catch up
But it's all okay
I know you are tough.
Sleep my child
There's nobody there
It won't open the door
or play with your hair
They are not on the floor
Or under your bed
I've checked it all
They're already dead.
Sleep my child
The closet door's closed
I've put on the lock
and I've hidden your coats
so go hide yourself
and cover your throat
It's time for bed
Sleep my child
It's all in your head
You cannot fear
What you cannot see
or you cannot hear
So close your eyes and cover your ears
Sleep my child
It's all in your head
No,
there are no shadow men
Go to sleep
or I'll count to ten.
Sleep my child
You are able to move
I'll be next door
Just run to my room
Don't slip on your way or it will catch up
But it's all okay
I know you are tough.
Sleep my child
There's nobody there
It won't open the door
or play with your hair
They are not on the floor
Or under your bed
I've checked it all
They're already dead.
Sleep my child
The closet door's closed
I've put on the lock
and I've hidden your coats
so go hide yourself
and cover your throat
It's time for bed
Sleep my child
It's all in your head
You cannot fear
What you cannot see
or you cannot hear
So close your eyes and cover your ears
Published 4th Dec 2016
| Edited 30th Aug 2018
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5th Dec 2016 2:49am
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5th Dec 2016 5:13pm
Really enjoyed this - scans well and great narrative and atmosphere- welcome to DU poet
5th Dec 2016 6:15pm
Anonymous
27th Dec 2018 6:10am
I loved this write.
