All Hallow’s Eve

As he walked out the door
he peered back inside
At his mother and father
who gestured so feebly

Did he float down the steps,
did he spookily glide
had he cut their throats
too deeply

Wipe the blood from his cape
Wipe the gore from his knife
Wipe the smile from their face
Wipe out the balance of each one’s life

Halloween eve a night to do evil deeds
Commit heinous acts for no one will know
For him to hide in shadows and weeds
To pounce on and slice them up so

To straggle behind
and peer in bag of candy
Gives him opportunity
to grab and to run

To carve up lil’ goblins
is just fine and dandy
Better to him a sharp knife
than a gun

Mixing and mingling
with ghostly immunity
Furtively fingering
keen edge of the blade

Picking lil' beggars
with predatious impunity
Tonight a new legend
will be murderously made