The Apparition - For Aging Contest

It comes to us all and it’s now come to me That I wake in the night cos I’m needing a pee I shan't wake the wife in the dead of the night So I creep from the room by the meagre moonlight Quietly, as I close my bathroom door I tug the light’s chord and now I see more Jesus, I squeal as I get quite a fright There in the window, a hideous sight The thing peering in is a wizened old prune I try to recall if tonight’s a full moon I find myself seeking a Hollywood mist For nothing that awful could ever exist Eyes that are bloodshot peer deep into mine With teeth that are ragged, preparing to dine? My racing heart slows as all becomes clearer That’s no bathroom window, it’s only a mirror! 24 June 2019 For Aging Contest Sponsor: Emily Pinet