Today is Halloween, hour by hour before the sun sets,

Tonight is a night of many schemes, many screams.

They lurk behind the scenes, they watch from their

windows of criminal activity,

They appear friendly as they roam the streets.

They wait for their moment of evil things,

Bad people, minds with thoughts of unusual deeds.

They come from anywhere as the clock ticks away.

Tonight’s the night when they walk the night,

Spreading the horror that kills with fright.

They may be anyone who crosses your path,

A call on the phone or a knock at your door.

They peek in windows, they drive on past,

In the darkness, someone will be a victim of

This Halloween fest,

Tonight’s the night! don’t turn out the lights.

Keith Garrett