The Dark..

When I was kid I was always afraid of the dark. I never knew why or what caused this fear but when I went to bed, unlike most kids, I had to have the closet door closed and some kind of light shining in my room so I could see of I woke up. Along with this I would jump onto my bed from at least a foot away so nothing under my bed could reach out and grab me. My fear has gone away now but I will always remember those nights when it meant everything to me to have things go a certain way before bed. Call it what you may but I was truly scared.