Worrisome Sounds Heard While Alone In The Dark

Listening in the dark

Is in itself a worrisome thing

Noises made by an old house 

Under siege by the wind

Or being lashed at by the rain

Can send icy chills up ones spine

Like tiny beasts scurrying across the moor

The door creaking open when 

You're absolutely sure you shut it

Caused by the settling of the floor

Murmurs and whispers that may or may not

Be a light breeze brushing over leaves

Or the flapping of a night bird's wings

It can be an awful long wait

Alone there in the dark

Listening

While trying to fall back asleep