"Trick or treat!"---Boo!!!...I'm scared!

 

(a Halloween-paraprosdokian (a surprise-ending))

 

Gramps & the Kid

 

Ghosts! Goblins! Wild Ghouls run-rampant Halloween-night

Escort-Gramps leads little-Jimmy through a perilous-fright

 

To innocent-eyes a yellow full moon highlights skeleton-trees

A young-girl’s forlorn scream causes hot, red-blood to freeze

 

Hand-in-hand secure against evil-demons the pair advance

Dare step upon yon porch to beg a charity-candy chance?

 

With trepidation-fear creaks wide the door cavernous dark-black

A wrinkled-witchlike bony-hand deposits goodies in his held sack

 

A shy-smile parts his lips, “Gee! That wasn’t just too bad!”

Eager, now, to advance, catch-up with other lasses and lads

 

Braver still with each passing “Trick or treat!” easy-conquest

His “Sweetness-bag” filling fast, “Wow! This is the very best!”

 

“Why did I fear the night? Must have entertained ‘Insane!’”

Nothing at all to scare; old Gramps carries his stout-cane

 

And, really! Those evil spirit-demon-wraiths myriad abound

Just kiddos masquerading-fun for sweet-candy treats-around

 

Uh! Oh! Fanged-Dracula slurped blood from monster-Frankenstein

Thought I saw a wicked-witch broom-ride tease a wolf-man kind

 

Just when it all seemed going-good mean-clouds shrouded yon bright-moon

Now, candy-treats taste not so sweet! Was that noise made by an evil-goon?

 

Settle-down! It’s all just some silly game! I hope! I pray!

Something grabbed my pants-leg! “Devil! Let go!” I say

 

I truly want to run and flee but my lazy-legs refuse to cooperate

“Please! Dear God! Forgive all my sins! Surely I’m not too late?”

 

Embarrassed that my partner seems fine, collected, calm, quite-cool

If I stop shaking, perhaps, he’ll not think me be such a chicken-fool

 

Always ever-patient, lovingly, he looks at me; my champion-of-all-champs

“It’s alright! Nothing to fear! Don’t be afraid! I will protect you, Gramps!”

Happy Halloween!