I used to be afraid
In the middle of the night
I would search every shadow
Check the closet
And then look again
Make sure that
There were no monsters
But then
One night
After
That night
I woke up
Started to check
Saw a great big shadow
Started to scream
It was Al
He turned his head
Said something comforting
I smiled sleepily
Turned back over
Went back to sleep
Al will keep the monsters away
