goblins and ghouls begin
to wend their way through
lamp-post lit streets,
pursued under the watchful eyes
Of worried guardians,
wary of real-life monsters
roaming the night.
'Who's afrain of the Big Bad Wolf?'
used to be just a saying
but now even modest homes
become a fortress
against the encroaching endless night.
10/29/99
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