Halloween

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The spooks stirred in their hallowed graves

The creatures of memory, nightmare's slaves

But I, in my lonely house did wait

For the coming dawn to the tap tap, of fate.

Hoots and shouts shook through the walls

Goulies, and shadows and death-bird caws

But I did not hear them over the scream

Shaking from my bones and up through my veins.

The door handle rattled, the thump, thump of hands

Their twisting and shaking and guttural demands

I lifted my finger and bit down on the end

Stilling myself, begging for strength, my old friend

The demons burst through the dejected door

Syrupy liquid drizzling from mouth to floor

"Don't look. It can't hurt you. This horror can't last."

Were my last sane thoughts before they started to dance

They leapt and they screamed and they bounced and they tore

Until I could bear the insanity no more.

"Bring me all candy and go to your rooms!"

I squeezed myself, holding my sanity tight 

Praying I'd live through post-Halloween night.

Happy Halloween!

   

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