Kids See Ghosts

2025.02.25

I was a kid, Lying beneath White bed sheets.

Fearful of the dark, The walls around me, And what lurked inside.

Ghosts around me, Me beneath the bed sheets. Didn’t wanna see. Didn’t wanna be seen.

I was a kid,
And I wondered
            -as a kid.

When I realized the white bed sheets Were just a layer but no relief, I lied. As all of you did.

My courage gave in first, My tears gave in second. So I woke my mom up, Said my ears hurt.

Because everyone knows that Ghosts aren’t real. But ears are.

I was a kid,
And I lied,
   -as a kid.

My pain wasn’t real, But neither were the ghosts. My fear faded, But the sheets were lost.

Didn’t wanna see. Didn’t wanna be seen.

I was a kid, And kids see ghosts,

I saw them again, in different walls

Woke dad up, Held my ear.

He saw me, And he saw my big blue eyes, I had no courage, No more tears And still, He saw, me.

I was a kid, And still, I wondered As a kid.

Fearful of the dark, Fearful of the sight, Fearful of my ears.

Ghosts around me, Me beneath the bed sheets. Didn’t wanna see. Didn’t wanna be seen.