~ In the shadows of the night~

It is in the shadows that they live,
Behind the scenes, or so it would seem.
I was just a child then,
I only thought it to be a dream.

They came to me mostly in the night,
I remember that their faces seemed so real,
Their hands as cold as ice,
What they wanted, soon I would find that only time would tell.

I was a lonely child,
Wishing for a friend.
They stood outside my door waiting,
I smiled inviting them in, not knowing it might soon be my end.

Foolish I was,
Siting there in my bed.
I watched them move closer,
And then I seen their eyes, a dark blood red.

A wicked grin played on their lips,
and I knew they could taste my fear.
I felt their presence,
I could smell the death in the air.

Time seemed to have stopped,
And yet so many memories and thoughts flashed through my mind,
They reached out and grabbed me,
I stared into their eyes asking myself why was I so blind?

The last part of that night is still unclear to me,
But even now I still ask myself, why couldn't I see,
Why was I so nievee,
What they wanted was me