When I was a child
I was scared of the dark.
Of the monsters that lurk in it
The monsters ready to get me.

When I was a child
I was scared of the monster under my bed
Scared it would come up, grab me by the ankle
And drag me down
Down
Down.

When I was a child
I was scared of ghosts
That they'd haunt me
I thought they were real


I'm not scared of the dark
It's different now.
I'm not scared of the darkness that has embedded itself around me
The darkness I breathe in
Not scared that one day it'll suffocate me.

I'm not scared of the monster under my bed.
I want it to grab me by the ankle
Climb up next to me
And hold me.
Because there's no one who's held my like he could.
No one who knows how broken people need to be held.

I'm not scared of ghosts.
I'm not scared of the silly tricks they pull to scare me.
Now, I want to be one of them
Fly free from my troubles into the afterlife.
Finding my rest in peace.