You realize your childhood is over
When you begin the close
The door at night
When the night light is shut off
When the lullabies
Are no longer soothing
When you stop crying
Over petty things

You lock the doors
And shut off the lights
You embrace the darkness
Instead of crying and running from it
You hide your tears in the dark
So no one knows you're weak

You hide in the dark
Where your demons surround you
And you can't see them
Or their origin
Or their face
You hide from your demons
In the dark
Because it seems easier
To be oblivious
Than to know your worst nightmare