I don’t get into Halloween
The way that some folks do
With vampires, ghouls and witches
And other beings that “boo.”
I put up decorations:
Jack o’lanterns and such,
Spider webs or black cats,
But really not so much.
I don’t go trick-or-treating
Or playing nasty jokes.
I don’t go around scaring
Law-abiding folks.
I couldn’t say how long it’s been
Since I dressed in costume,
Or danced nude with sister witches
By the ghostly light of the moon.
There’s just one thing that I must have.
It will be my downfall.
There’s just one thing that makes it worth
Having Halloween at all.
There’s nothing else I care about,
Only one thing under the stars
That makes me excited for All Hallow’s Eve:
Fun-size candy bars!
