Brain Eroded - October 31st

intro

October 31st and the sky holds its breath

Empty swings creak in the chill before dusk

Leaves gather secrets along the curbside

Streetlamps flicker, shadows start to stretch

Footsteps echo down the lane, too soon

A flick of wind pushes open a rickety gate

verse 0

Windows drawn tight against the quiet

A jack-o-lantern grins with a crooked glow

Across the lawn, shapes almost moving

Stillness hiding every trace of what’s to come

The night settles into its silent disguise

And someone is watching from the old willow tree

the road is deserted...

verse 2

Between unlit pumpkins and intermittently lit windows...

verse 3

Pam enters the house knowing that something is waiting for her....

verse 4

The silence is too deep, the steps too slow, the noises too close...

verse 5

Then the whisper comes from the dark:

"You didn't have to come back tonight." today it is halloween..