It was Halloween night                                                           

And all through our town

Things were starting to stir

And not just above ground

Just after midnight, I told hubby

To meet me in bed

But what crawled in beside me

Was already dead

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I scrambled out from the sheets

As I let out a scream

Threw open the window

And dived through the screen

Then what to my terrified

Eyes should appear

But a half dozen Zombies

And I shivered with fear

I dashed to my truck

And tore off down the street

The thick stench in the air

Smelled like old rotten meat

The old truck made a sputter

Then a bang, and a lurch

And died dead in the road

In front of the church                                                                        

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Safety, I prayed,

If I can make it inside

But between me and the door

The graveyard came alive

Bodies lumbered and twitched

As they all gathered round

And still more were struggling

To break free of the ground

Their faces were covered

In maggots and worms

And something under their skin

Slithered and squirmed

I made a run for the church

My only chance out of hell

When three steps from the door

My feet slipped, and I fell

They were on me so fast

I smelled their stale rancid breath

And for the next ten minutes

I prayed for my death

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I awoke with a start,”It was only a dream,

Nothing to be scared of, It’s just Halloween”

Then I reached for my husband, and started to scream……