A fearful sleepless night
One night, some years back
I went home late, indeed very late
That I could not enter home
To get a good night sleep
It never happened before that
To sit out side home
Unable to enter home
Scared as never before I was
More, as every minute passed by
Thoughts of haunting stories
I was read, started to feel like reality
The silence of the night
The whistling, humming insects
Sounded like the roar of big animals
Devouring the flesh of its prey
Strange faces passing the gate
The gate of my sweet palace like home
Gave me the sensation of aliens
Coming to take me to their planet
The lights brightening the night
Like a fading star, no longer gave light
My fear overtook my heart and mind
The loneliness shook me so much
Every second I made a wish
Had I come home a bit early
Like everyone else, I would be sleeping
Tightly, enjoying the rest of the night