THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT

Afraid of the dark?

Not a bad thing to be

yet you'd be afraider

if you were to see.

Most spirits and specters

and hobgoblins hide,

so turn off the light

and stay unhorrified.

Under-the-bed-beasts

and clothes-closet-creatures

are nothing to fear

when you can't see their features!

The dark conceals ogres,

the zombie and ghoul,

their tails and their talons

their fangs and their drool.

A bedroom pitch black

is a happier place

than one where it's easy

to spot a fiend's face!

The darkliest dark

hides the fright'ningest fright,

so bear that in mind.

Sweet Dreams!  Nighty Night!