paranormal reality

time creeps
at the edge of night
in the cusp of morning
is when all the strange
hangs out at my house

 2:25am
I hear a scraping sound 
on the back porch
​ ghosts are roaming about
peeking in through
the windows

no it is an alien that has come 
to take me for a ufo night cruise

no
it is some serial killer
with a penchant for thin
small screwdrivers
he is carving my death
letter on the deck

a small sound
like a pebble dropping
comes from downstairs

I shouldn't have bought
that vintage dollhouse
it is most likely haunted
the dolls are probably
angry their tiny
liquor bottles are just plastic
right now they are arming
themselves with toothpicks 
to stab me in the cornea
when I fall asleep

I won't fall asleep
until it is light outside

I hear a book drop in 
the next room
sounds are flying at me
from every direction
it is too late to sage the house
all the smoke alarms will go off

my husband is dead asleep
the dogs are asleep
he isn't snoring 
how unusual
I check to see 
if he is breathing
he is 

I can't sleep with all this activity
footsteps and breathing
the faint sound of a radio
in the distance

I turn the hall light on
shut the bedroom door so 
I can't hear the downstairs
sounds growing louder

in the slit of light
underneath the door
I can see a dark shadow
someone is standing there
the light flickers
or did I just blink?
I don't know

I hear water running
a knock on the wall
another knock
please
no more knocks

is that dust on the wall?
why is there dust on the wall?
maybe I should dust the walls
no I am not going downstairs
to get the duster 

the dolls
the shadow man
the aliens
and the ghosts
are outside this room

and oh my God!
they are 
probably in here too

I will just turn on all the lights
ok I am fine
it is only about four more 
hours until Jeremy wakes up
and the sun comes out

I will just watch a cooking show
on my computer
and wear these rosary beads 
like a necklace
and not look in the direction
of my closet door 
because it is slightly open
I know I definitely closed that

2:58 am
the witching hour
is only twos minute away
if things get worse...
shit did the closet door
just open another inch?

I am just going to wake Jeremy up
convince him to watch 
diners, drive ins and dives with me
until 4:00 and then maybe 
I will fall asleep

I shouldn't have drank caffeine
after 3pm or ate all that chocolate at night
now I will have nightmares
if I do fall asleep

I just won't sleep until tonight
get myself back on
a normal sleeping schedule
maybe while I am at it
I can declutter
take up jogging
learn to meditate
drink kale smoothies
wait ...
​
what was that noise?