Trick or treat

sorenbarrett

I take from my sack a memory of the past
a friend that had never seen Halloween
wanting to give him an experience that would last
taking our children, he stood between

Short and in a costume he fit right in
although senior citizen, he appeared a child
he held out his bag to those within
his goodies higher and higher piled

Holding out his sack, hair on his hands back
All the children were now asked to take off their masks
He lifted his hood, paint or face covering he did lack
looking at him, take off your mask the candy giver asks

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  • Neville



    This is unfortunately both very sad, and very well scripted .. and of course, it happens all too often .. I know a couple of individuals who got burnt and very badly as kids and I still hurt for them .. Neville

    • sorenbarrett

      Thanks Neville and to make it more sad is when a person is just burnt by bone deep ugliness. Thanks for the read and most kind comment always appreciated

    • Neilton

      Very well written! Great work

      • sorenbarrett

        Thank you so much Neilton

      • arqios

        Masks we permanently bear! Oh wow 🤩

        • sorenbarrett

          Thanks Cryptic yes some beautiful some ugly some frightful some fanciful every day is a Halloween

        • orchidee

          I thought it was Santa turning up early! lol.

          • sorenbarrett

            No kid would sit on that Santa's lap. Thanks Orchi

            • orchidee

              Ahh, so it was not some fat beardy bloke in a red costume and welly boots! lol.

            • Thomas W Case

              Powerful work. Felt this.

              • sorenbarrett

                Thanks Thomas appreciate it

              • NafisaSB

                wow - a beautiful though heart rending poem. great work

                • sorenbarrett

                  Thank you Nafisa for your kind words of encouragement

                  • NafisaSB

                    always welcome. look forward to your literary masterpieces, and wish i was as creative as most of you..

                  • Goldfinch60

                    We all wear different masks depending on what we are doing in our lives soren.

                    Andy

                    • sorenbarrett

                      So true Andy and sometimes we wear multiple masks at one time. This is when things get confusing and problems occur. Thanks so much for the read my friend

                    • Teddy.15

                      Incredibly sad and powerful, having worked with children my whole life I always teach them it's ok to be different, but it's only normal that sometimes it's quite scary too, I felt this one deeply, a wonderful lesson in here for all. 🌹

                      • sorenbarrett

                        Thanks Teddy for the read and kind comment. Your encouragement is most appreciated my friend

                      • Tom Dylan

                        A fine write, Soren. Thanks for sharing.

                        • sorenbarrett

                          Thanks so much Tom for the read and encouragement

                        • Tristan Robert Lange

                          Human cruelty on display. Disgusting every time. Thank you so much for writing this! It needs to be heard! Tragic this happened, but beautiful you were there to witness it and raise awareness through art. I often say, beware what you say or how you act, because you never know when you'll show up in a poem! LOL! A most excellent, heart-crushing, write. Thank you for sharing!

                          • sorenbarrett

                            Thank you Tristan I appreciate your sensitivity to the issue and your highly regarded comment it is deeply valued. In this case, fortunately the receiver of the slight was a better person than the giver and laughed it off.

                            • sorenbarrett

                              • Tristan Robert Lange

                                You are most welcome! Good to hear! That's all one can do sometimes!



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