(Poem 295 for 2024 – I am writing a poem a day)
There once was a house
with a fence in the woods
where the children never dared to go.
They believed in a tale
full of spooky old ghosts
and wolves whose eyes would glow.
One Halloween Eve
in a game of Truth or Dare
some children ended up at the gate.
They were laughing so loud
that they did not even see
the ghost who would decide their fate.
She watched them push
one terrified little boy
to enter the yard and ring the bell.
The poor boy cried
as he walked to the porch
each step like a hollow death knell.
The ghost howled
which alerted the wolves
eager for a scrumptious evening meal.
The boy who was forced
to touch the haunted house
was the only child who survived the ordeal.
@Home Studio – 295th poem of the year
rebekahjmarshall 