Frightening Path On Halloween Night

silhouette of winding gnarly trees, a scary sight
outline that bodes familiarity on Halloween night
the frightening path enticing me, stirring my blood.
my pounding heart is a thud, I feel like a faker, a dud.

I always brag that I am afraid of nothing, right?
but here I am, facing this demented terrifying sight.
the clairaudient part of me can hear ghouls and a grim.
I turn and run from the vampires and dragons I feel within.

being an empath can have its own problems, I know.
I could even picture rat snakes way down below.
this path which appeared on Halloween night
does not feel right, does not feel right.

some other children disappeared that night in sixty-two.
I have a feeling they took that path, wouldn’t you?
whisked away to some kind of hell if you ask me.
my psychic eye kept me safe, I was alive in sixty-three.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Bowring Avatar
September 11, 2023 at 1:45 PM
Spooky Caren! A delightful Halloween tale! Great imagery.I know I would be scared! I can sense the horror in all your well written lines. Enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing.
Krutsinger Avatar
September 11, 2023 at 11:46 PM
thank you Christina
Rolland Avatar
September 10, 2023 at 7:40 PM
wonderfully written and suggestive, take care poet
Krutsinger Avatar
September 11, 2023 at 11:46 PM
Thank you Yann
Brotherton Avatar
September 10, 2023 at 5:12 PM
So happy you didn't follow those other children and are here to tell their tale Caren.
Krutsinger Avatar
September 11, 2023 at 11:46 PM
i lucked out Jerry, I really did!
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