When the lights go out and the door clicks tight

That’s when they wake in the dead of night

Teeth like needles, eyes like coal

They slink and slither from hole to hole

Little one, don’t peek inside

The closet door is open wide

They’ll whisper sweetly, call your name

But touch their hands, and you’ll never be the same

First they’ll nibble, then they’ll chew

Feasting slowly bit by bit on you

They'll hum a tune, a lullaby

As piece by piece of you start to die

They’ll take their time, enjoy the mess

Then line their nest with your torn flesh

Your eyes will watch, your lips may plead

Until there's nothing left to bleed

So lock the closet and check it twice

Or join their game of claw and dice

For once they’ve tasted, once they’ve known

They’ll never leave you quite alone

Tick-tock little one

Don’t make a sound

The closet’s hungry

And you’re around