The Forest at Night

The moon shines bright in the dark of night,

As I wander through the forest with fright,

For I know not what lurks in the trees,

Or what kind of danger it might seize.

My heart beats fast as I hear a sound,

A rustling in the leaves on the ground,

And suddenly, before my eyes,

A creature appears, with glowing eyes.

It stands before me, tall and still,

Its presence gives me an eerie chill,

I try to run but my feet won't go,

And the creature approaches, moving slow.

But then a voice rings out in the night,

And the creature fades out of sight,

I'm left alone with a sense of awe,

Wondering what I really saw.

For in that moment, I realized,

That sometimes fear can be disguised,

And the things that scare us the most,

Might be the things we need to boast.