Night Fears

I talked to a head doc the other day

He asked me why I could not sleep

Seemed to want some unigue answer

Something from my subconscious deep

I thought a bit before I replied

Did not want him to think I lied

Hung my head and turned away

And this is what I had to say

It was in the night the police came

To tell me things were not the same

My baby brother killed on his bike

My world that night was turned insane

Another night just three months later

I left my Mothers bedside to go home

In the midnight hour the call came through

I had lost my Mom I was told by phone

Less then a year later in the deep of night

I sat night-vigil at my Dads dying bed

I gave the word to pull the plug

I knew his mind now too was dead

It took a while to come to grips

I thought I put to sleep my night time fear

Then at another brothers bedside I was called

A night-vigil with his wife I'd share

The doc looked at me and made a note

I will see you next week if you want

But I think though you do not need it

You already handle well the ghosts who haunt.