“DARK IS THE NIGHT <br /> <br />“Kill the candle boy! ” <br />I do as my uncle asks. <br />As the candle dies <br />see now the dark come alive <br />...what the candle kept at bay! <br /> <br />******* <br /> <br />DEAD CANDLE <br /> <br />The darkness darkened <br />just that little bit more than <br />before...allowing <br />ghosts...monster & murderers <br />time to hide under my bed.<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dark-is-the-night-tanka/