Lullaby

Hush, hush, Child
Monsters don't hide
In the dark of night.

Sleep tight, Child
You're not alone.

All evil walk on two feet
Their faces are human,
Hands can give and destroy.
Let them close,
They'll whisper sweet things,
But serpent tongues
Drip poison to your ears.

The arsenic of their words
Laces your brain with sorrow,
As it spreads slowly
Through veins and arteries,
Killing from inside,
But you have to stand up
Have to carry on.

Hush, hush, Child
Monsters don't hide
In the dark of night.

Sleep tight, Child
You are not alone.

You feel small and weak
Abandoned and fragile,
But remember always
You are loved.
Bones can break, and
Wounds can bleed,
But time will pass, you see.

The pain of yesterday
Will fade by tomorrow,
Leaving thin lines like gossamer
Across your face and soul,
Tears dry up and fires die,
Scars will heal, yet
Shadows stay.

Hush, hush, Child
Monsters don't hide
In the dark of night.

Sleep tight, Child
You're not alone.