Bedtime

It's only when the city sleeps,

The monsters come out to play.

Tucked away in shadows dark,

During the light of day.

But once the moon and stars appear,

Their lullaby swaddling the Earth.

Gremlins, fiends, and boogeymen,

Carouse with boundless mirth.

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