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'Twas Halloween night and all through the
sky,
The clouds hid the moon as the bats glided
by.
I was dressed all in white in my mama's old
sheet,
Walking with friends down the ghost-haunted
street.
All the kids were dressed in bright costumed
array,
While flashlights and street lights guided
our way.
We giggled and laughed as we hurried to each
door,
Ringing or knocking, then laughing some
more.
There were pumpkins aglow and skeletons
dangling,
Scarecrows and shadows and silver chains
clanging.
Grownups in masked faces opened doors in
greeting,
As we stood with our bags and waited for
treating.
Some people say that we should not have this
night,
That too many kids are harmed by the sights
or the fright -
But it's the one time a year when we can
pretend to be
Someone else for a while, not you - not even
me.
Let them celebrate now, as the bats glide on
by,
For childhood is brief, like the blink of an
eye.
Listen to their laughter and let the
children be
Someone else for a while, not you and not
even me.
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