The Beast

Under the heavy cover of night
When there is not a shard of light
And all the folk of the house lay asleep
A weary beast lies in the forest deep
No one knows if he be friend or foe
For where he lives no one dares to go
He moans and groans in utter fright
Under the heavy cover of night
This beast is not what you think he be
For he is inside of you and me
He's there when we are loney, scared or sad
And he's there through the scary, the good, and the bad
No matter how scary this beast may be
Above all one thing remains to be key
His message will ring through and through
When you at last stand up for you
Some people come to be fearful of him
And of life they will waver on the rim
The strongest people in our world
Stand with their hopes proudly unfurled
If you are scared of the beast inside
Then by your own rules you cannot abide
Under the heavy cover of night
When there is not a shard of light.