Untitled Villanelle
There are no monsters under your bed
So forever cease your sleepless nights
All your demons are in your head
They take advantage of you, I have said
You are their puppet, I am right
There are no monsters under your bed
I fear that you may end up dead
If your question them outright
All your demons are in your head
They run rampant, they are fed
By power and misery; they fear the light
There are no monsters under your bed
Your lips sewn shut, by their thread
You believe everything they cite
All your demons are in your head
They keep you dumb, not well-read
They keep you weak, so you can’t fight
There are no monsters under your bed
All your demons are in your head