april songs (Theme 3):  attitudes of life 1

april song 21—all my fears
 
some days i hide behind my pillow, scared  
of phantoms that have mocked my life and jeered.  
i tremble when cold night begins to creep  
into the quiet recess of my sleep.  
for shapes and sounds are not what they appear:  
their minion songs and dances are severe.  
 
but bogeyman shall die a sudden death,  
for i shall strangulate his parting breath.  
my father says his substance is surreal:  
gross emptiness is easy to repeal.  
tonight, i shall be waiting in my bed  
to show him who’s alive and who is dead.  
 
© Copyright 2024 April 21  
by Clyve A. Bowen♫