it lurks as a demon

knowing it can kill but only smaller

 

only once it faced death

seen light in the washroom at midnight

 

it ran fast, triggering a scream

happy reaching a shade it felt it was not seen

 

its heart fragile, cannot run more

and slowly the shade started moving far

 

only option is to leave itself as is

knowledge passes, it chooses peace and life

 

calming the little girl looking at it

and she stops her father to kill the insect…

 

it is thrown back to the darkness 

where there is no glory in his bravery, he lives