The Face No One Can See

A weed covered rock under water

Where a man can stand at chest height

Is the most frightening thing I can think of

Especially in the dark void of night

There is something more horrible still

Than nameless dread set free

And that is the grinning cadaver

With the face no one can see

She leans over the crib at midnight

Savours the baby’s sweet smell

In a moment you won’t see what happened

And she’s taken the baby to hell

The schoolhouse that stands in the moonlight

At the end of a long lane of trees

Is the place where she hides and she festers

With the face no one can see

I have told scary stories round campfires

That always made small children pee

But nothing frightening I imagine

Matches the face no one can see

You will try to go to bed tonight

To rest your eyes and sleep

But the only thing you’ll meet in your dreams

Is the face no one can see