I would go for a ghost,

A shadow with a mind of it’s own,

Undesired by most,

Just something to be shown

I don’t need much,

Just a taste of what I crave;

Even just a touch

Of what lies beyond the grave

I used to be scared of the dark

Something flashing in my peripheral

One that could leave a mark

A creature of peril

Now I wait at night

But no matter how long

There comes no fight

It shouldn’t feel wrong

But where is my monster?

Under the bed?

Where is the robber

Meant to bring me dread?

Even my monsters have left

With wide eyes, cursed smirks,

And I’m free of theft,

So have I become what lurks?