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Ghosts of Halloween Past
It’s that time of year again,
full moon, red Roman candles, amen;
werewolves, ghosts, trick-or-treaters delight—
at 13, complete with Scream mask—pure fright;
15, zombie pirate on plunder; 16, masked with black
metal get up—the white paint from 14 didn’t lack.
At 17 and 18, it was quite different indeed—
2006—Victorian Temperance woman, fliers of need
urgently handed out—“DEMON RUM: ENEMY!”
no surprise the partiers and stoners avoided me.
2007, it was the Widow of the Civil War South;
black Bible in hand, red rose at side, tissue at mouth.
2008—I was a little bumblebee,
my good friend at the time’s favorite tee
covered my pale white shoulders: cold foggy night.
Whining ensues—the last year of trick-or-treating flights,
but replaced by Halloween parties ‘til dawn,
dancing, singing, Halloween gags avoiding the lawn
covered in the dew of the pouring rain—
unpredictable October, rainy, sunny or cold, a pain.
Between texts with Greg, my crush at the time—
2009 was great; being Debbie Myers’ mime
bleach blonde, a stringy mess, covered my haunted face
powdered in white, eyes blackened—black metal base.
Thank god! My son is at Elizabeth’s Fright Fest soiree,
but dressed as that psycho murderer, Oh Michael, okay,
I guess that is what he is now,
but it’s not my fault, no way, no how.
Halloween 2010 is upon us, a week away—
colouring the black spots, the white will sway
in the leave covered background,
I will carry the bag filled with rocks around
as Charlie Brown’s mistake of a ghost,
but I think it will create laughs the most
along with the Fright Krispy treats
with the apple cider and pumpkin sweets.
It’s that time of year again,
full moon, red Roman candles, amen;
werewolves, ghosts, trick-or-treaters delight—
black bats with purple wings take flight,
but don’t worry, they won’t bite
in the graveyard fog blinding your site!
Little ghouls and ghosts near and far,
Have a happy Halloween; enjoy your candy bar!
Wow, awesome poem.
Very cool Halloween pictures too. I wish we had cool holidays here. We only have Eid.
Topic: Ghosts of Halloween Past