First, you must lure them into your house.
Leave a memory at your doorstep.
Make sure it is a dark one.
They will sniff it and come
running, licking their lips.

Leave your door open.
Go to that messy kitchen
of your emotions
And boil some water.

Take out your new tea cups,
and your best tea.

Don’t panic when you hear them
Sneaking into your house
And breaking things.

By the time you have poured
The hot water into your cup,
Your terrors will be sitting at your kitchen table,
Smiling with yellow jaws.

Take a deep breath.
Smell the tea brewing in your cup,
And walk towards your terrors.

Look into the void of their eyes
Until you can see
Your mirror reflection.

Then smile, as if meeting an old friend.
(This will confuse them,
Make them shrink in their seats)

Finally, let the kindness in your voice
Surprise them, when you ask,
“Would you like some tea?”