Scared of the dark

What might be there?

Thirsty for some water

Should I go downstairs?

I feel really warm in bed

Should I open the window?

What is watching me and us from outside?

I will never know

Everything was so shiny and pretty

Awesome to touch

It made us so happy to own

Now it just feels rough

Deep scars on my floor

Your footprints have left

Go on, open our doors

Invade our nest

Everything was a mess

I don’t know where to start

Looking through everything

What to touch first

Wondering where to start

Another day

Off to work we go

Becoming a target of something

We’d never thought we could be

Priya Mulji