Halloween Nightmare
HALLOWEEN NIGHTMARE
I was walking through the churchyard at the dead of night.
I had often used the short cut and never had a fright.
But this time it was different, an experience obscene,
For I had forgotten that tonight was Halloween.
The silence soon was shattered by an eerie banshee wail
As from behind a gravestone rose a figure gaunt and pale.
Was I hallucinating or was the creature real?
And then I saw a vampire, craving a liquid meal
I turned and, right behind me, emitting mournful groans,
A hideous zombie army, skin hanging from their bones.
I screamed in terror, ran towards the churchyard gate.
But it was to no avail; the Grim Reaper stood in wait.
So now I was surrounded, my heart was full of dread.
No point in calling out for help, the residents were dead.
Hands up in surrender, I stood and conceded defeat
As with screams of maniacal laughter, they shouted, “Trick or treat.”
14th October 2022
12-16 Lines of a Scary Halloween Rhyme
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