The Shadows Walk

I hide away,
Under the covers,
Away from the monsters,

Away from the dark falling shadows,
Disquised as large hairy spiders,
Coming nearer and nearer to me,

They fall near my feet,
Crawling along the bedspread,
Closer and closer to me,

I call for my mother,
In fear of what is inching towards me,
Down the hall I hear footsteps,

The light flickers on,
Showing my stuffed animals,
Near the bottoms of my feet,

I tell her it was nothing,
As the light flickers back,
Again the shadows begin their walk.