Shades Of Ivy

Don't look

*please play audio as you read for better effect*

Mommy I'm scared, I can hear crying from the closet
And late into the night I hear the open running faucet

She laughs at me and just ruffles my hair
Then walks over to the closet to say see there's nothing there

Turning off the light she murmurs a sweet goodnight
And in the dim light alone I tremble with fright

My exhausted eight year old body soon relaxes and sleeps
Hours later waking up to the sound of mourns and weeps

It never stops, it gets louder as the nights go
Yet tonight i can hear someone cracking open my door

My blood running cold I whimper out a helpless mommy is that you?
With no answer coming back I ponder if not mommy, then who

I pull the sheets over my head afraid of the unknown
It was a horrible mistake since my body was now frozen like stone

The covers pulled down but I couldn't move at all
Eyes shut tight I then heard mommy yell out from down the hall

Don't open your eyes baby! not unless I tell you her voice high and shrill
Then the hands on me let go, the weight gone along with the chill

It was silent and quiet, I could hear nothing, I see nothing
Finally I felt my self being hugged and my mother protecting me under her wing

It's okay baby she's gone now she whispered fingers stroking my head

When I open my eyes I don't see mommy, she chuckled darkly, now you're dead

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Well not all endings are happy now are they?