The boy in the darkened room
is trapped in the lifeboat of his bed
he daren’t put his feet to the floor
fearing the deeper darkness
beneath the bed
teeth or claws or
something squelchy
might suck him under
he sleeps fitfully till daylight
© Andrew Wilson, 2024
Over at dVerse Poets Pub, paeansunplugged in Quadrille, Uncategorized, challenged us to write a poem about Darkness in just 44 words…