(child)

Tink,
Tink,
Tink.
I heard it!
I think:
What could it be?
A friendly bat?
Or…
Maybe a not-so-smart birdie!
Tink,
Tink,
Tink.
It came again!
What a persistent birdie:
Maybe it’s a woodpecker,
Maybe it’s a huge bug.
Tink,
Tink,
Tink.
The tapper’s identity has endless options,
Maybe I’ll never know it! •

(middle school)

Tink,
Tink,
Tink.
I always hear it,
That weird knock at my window—
Maybe it’s just a branch,
Or somebody tapping the window.
It tormented me
Every. Single. Night.
Tink,
Tink,
Tink.
It had a grip on my brain.
What was out there?
Was it coming for me?
Sorting through my thoughts,
One came to mind:
Don’t look—
It’ll see you. •