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The Halloween Store

Hesitantly I walked into the Halloween store Afraid of all the macabre decor Witches laughed in the aisles nearby And there were other sounds such as bloody curdling cries Spiderwebs hung all over the place And dismembered hung an agonized face "Don't be frightened" an employee told me "Such is the spirit of Halloween" I could not find the costume I wanted to wear As a matter of fact there were no costumes there I turned to leave the frightening place But the door slammed shut right in my face! The employees gathered  and slowly walked towards me Their sinister intentions as plain as can be This was not a Halloween store at all But merely a front for this sinister ball

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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