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Ghost Too
A voice, a murmur, a chill up the neck
mysterious glimmers and feelings of dread
beasties and monsters and trees with dour faces
goomers and goblins and haints in the wasteland
a night to be cautious
this hallowed eve.
 
Was it real or a child's flight of fancy?
Scene surreal or dark necromancy?
The vision ahead in the gloom, just a trick?
Or is it perhaps some sinister magic
who knows what is real
this hallowed eve.
 
Death-rattle of leaves 'neath your feet sound alarm
Eternity beckons, make haste! Be Ye gone!
This world that would claim a soul such as yours
exists in a nightmare, is known in your fears
and would take you away
this hallowed eve.
 
Unmistakable creak of a door opened slowly
You know who is coming, your terror mounts lowly
then bursts from your heart in crescendo of horror
but helpless...
 
they'll find your remains in the morrow
and wonder in terrible sorrow
what beast could perform such a deed?
They'll shiver in fear of the coming
of one such as you
next hallowed eve.

 

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