Locker 13 Lullaby

When the hallway lights went low at ten

I heard a silver rattle again

My locker breathed a quiet sigh

And opened like it knew my name

Inside was a no with curling boots

A little trembling, sweet and true

It said, if you're free tonight

I'll keep your secrets warm and safe

There's a ghost in my locker, gentle and bright

Keeping watch in the hush of the night

Not a fright, just a friend with a lantern glow

Saying, you're not alone, you should know

There's a ghost in my lockеr, soft as rain

Won't make me ache, easy my pain

Every fear that I carried home

Turns into a light

When I'm not alone

The books were cold

Their metal was old

But the air felt kind

Not empty or cold

A faded scarf

And a marble weight

Shimmered where

The shadows slap

I asked who stayed beyond the frame

A whisper answered without a name

I lost my way on a winter's day

So I guard the ones who wander here

There's a ghost in my locker, gentle and bright

Keeping watch in the hot, chill of the night

Not your fright, just a friend of the lantern glow

Saying, you're not alone, you should know

There's a ghost in my lockеr, soft as rain

Warm in the ache, easing the pain

Every fear that I carried home

Turns into a light when I'm not alone

So if you hear a whisper by the ghosts

And feel your courage drop to the floor

Leave it open, let the dark step through

Some lost hearts only want to help you

There's a ghost in my locker, gentle and bright

Keeping watch in the hush of the night

Not a frat, just a frown with a lantern glow

Saying, you're not alone, you should know

There's a ghost in my locker, soft as rain

A warm in the oak, easing the pain

And when the morning finds me home

I smile at the mystery I know