Trees outside in nighttime's pall <br />Casting shadows on the wall <br />Nasty, slimy crawling things <br />Slither through the dark's disease <br />Muffled sniffles from inside <br />Little girl who had to hide <br />Mom and Dad fight every night <br />Causing daughter such a fright <br />Little bear her only friend <br />Clutching tightly 'til the end<br /><br />Elizabeth Sheaffer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-friend-in-need-3/
