under door.... in Words that Rhyme

under door a stripe of light
never light confuse with bright
cast a stream of eerie glow
but other side you never go.

content I be in closet dark
I hum my songs and hide the marks
dolly there to dance and play
echoed steps they go away.

shadow looms upon my door
stripe of light it glows no more
bouncing balls they fill my head
the ones that bounce til someone’s dead

gertude phelps