What Scares Jane? |
What is it that unnerves a female, What can make her go insane? What would terrify a lady so, I ask you, "What scares Jane?" Of course there's the horror flic, With things that go bump in the night; And a sudden clap of thunder, Can give anyone a fright. But there are things more awful, That cause even the brave to dread; For by far the worst kind of fear, Is the fear inside your head. The tapping on the window, From the wind that buffets the trees; Heralds the advent of danger, And causes your blood to freeze. The creak of the basement stairs, As the house settles into place; And even though you know it is so, Your heart begins to race. Or that tightening in your chest, As you walk a lonely street; The pounding in your temples, At the sound of approaching feet. The hint of movement that you catch, In the corner of your eye; You turn and look but all is still, Inside a voice whispers, "lie." The shadows in the night replacing, Some half forgotten dream; In a flash paralyzes the mind, And silences the scream. Or that feel of impending doom, That makes your hair stand on end; Sending a shiver down your spine, For reasons you can't defend. I think that I have made my point, As you can certainly see; The answer to, "What scares Jane?" Are the things that scare you and me. So forget about the monsters, And those aliens from space; The demons of a suspicious mind, Will be your fall from grace. |
Fox © January 1995 |