Halloween Hustle 1st Place Winner
My dear, Halloween won’t always be so scary. It’s confusing, I know Why everyone likes it so But believe that which is written below, You’ll grow out of being unwary. The dark won’t be such a daunting beast, That creeps in late at night to feast With fears that fester under your bed Inside your piles of clothes. The day won’t be just a quick escape A relief from fright that’s snatched away As soon as it pops back into your head That evening is creeping close. You won’t feel sick when you get tucked in For knowledge of sleeplessness and din Accompanied by your books and teddies Distracting yourself in prose And you won’t be afraid of the scary stories The ones that are haunting, and graphic, and gory Nor the ones that follow you round the bend As you walk your path back home. I wish that now, I could turn back the clock And hold your hand as the paths we walk Slowly come to converge as one I don’t want you to be alone. So hold your head up high, my dear, For that day grows progressively near The day that the dark becomes a friend And the quiet becomes a home. You won’t always be scared by Halloween. One day, it will become something you like. Until then, hold your head up high Let your weary head rest on your pillow at night With no fear of the dark to draw the sleep out from your bones. With love. - Claire Allen