It! (poem)

I know something,

It was there.

In the my house

It gave me a scare!

It tickled my toes,

Like with a red rose.

It stroked my hand

Like with a rubber band.

When I turned,

Only the firewood burned. 

Nobody was there, 

I searched everywhere. 

It was night, nine-past,

It all happened fast. 

It touched, it stroked,

It was but soaked. 

When the lights switched on, 

I saw It and there was a laugh!

For it was just a feather,

And I broke it in half!

~ Anoushka Sabnis