I was scared of the dark I was scared of the dark I was scared of the dark monsters   I hallucinated at night as a child When everyone was asleep I was in beds of bugs and beasts They were real as day Haunting in the night I got out of the prison of my sheets To flip on all the lights in my house To walk slowly in circles Until I  was so exhausted I fell asleep in the hallway Where I stood staring naked Dreaming of flying and floating   I was scared of the dark I was … Continue reading DARK MATTERS: ORPHAN by Moriah M. Mylod