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Trick-Or-Treat

November 4, 2009
By izz123 GOLD, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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Right when it gets dark,
They come in a good and steady stream,
Little goblins, enthusiastic ghosts,
Proud superheroes and smiling witches.
“Trick-or-treat!”
They call.
And you know everything's right in the world,
For them, at least.

But then there are those,
Who wear the masks because they need to.
To hide, to disappear.
Or to become another,
Someone else.
“Trick-or-treat!”
They call the same words.
And yet, you'll know the difference.
The enthusiasm,
The pride,
The smiles.
All of it is absent,
When who you really are,
Is hidden under a mask.

© Scott G., Bethesda, MD

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AbbotRabbit GOLD said...
on Nov. 18 2009 at 2:49 pm
AbbotRabbit GOLD, Abolana, District Of Columbia
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This poem has great flow and insight.<br /> I really enjoyed it.<br /> Lovely poem darling =]<br /> -Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-<br /> XxIll tell you Im an orphan after you meet myy familyXx

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This poem has great flow and insight.

I really enjoyed it.

Lovely poem darling =]

-Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-

XxThe Whole Time You Were Talking I Didnt Hear A Single Word You Said B/C Th3 Whole Time You Were Talking I Was Picturing You DeadXx
Delila Layne said...
on Nov. 15 2009 at 6:10 pm
Delila Layne, Little Rock, Arkansas
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What a powerful metaphor. Keep writing, izz :)