Scared to go to bed

Little girl
At the age of four
Scared to death
And no one knows why

Can't take the pain
Always feels alone
But who can she tell
Who would believe

She knows what he is doing
Is very wrong
But what can a little girl
At the age of four
Do to keep the monster out?

Then one night before she went to bed
She kneeled by her bed
And prayed to God
This is her prayer:

Dear God
Please help me tonight
To keep the monster out
I am too little to fight back
I don't want to cry anymore
I want to feel safe again
But how can I
When the monster comes
To my room at night

He makes me cry
And he makes me hurt
But I can't tell anyone
Because the monster says
No one will believe

But I know you believe God
So please for me
Keep the monster out tonight
I love you
And please keep me safe
At least for one night
Amen

The little girl was safe that night
Safe in heaven with God
Because no one would believe
That this little girl of four
Was hurting so much inside

The monster came
And took her life
The poor little girl
Died before she could even
Live her life

Thanks to monsters in the world
Another life was taken
A little girl
Who should have lived
And who shouldn't have been scared
To go to sleep at night.

* inspiration was from a movie*