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Eyel ess  Vision                                    Hal l oween  Night s
          Beneat h  Your  Feet                                            Wat ch  Your  Back
                                                                                                                                           By  Bret t   Brunner                                 By:  Nicol e  Taf ro  and
          By  Jake  Robert son                                          By  Michel l e  Vanaria                                                                                             Isabel l a  DiPasqual e- Mel i
                                                                                                                                                Grade  Eight
                   Grade  8                                                         Grade  8
                                                                                                                                     This t ale is known                                                Grade  Seven

          We who lie beneat h t he leaves,                            Looking out  t he window                                      To make ot hers sound bland                                    I grabbed a pillow case, and pushed

          in t he moonlight ,                                         Fear shot  t hrough my body,                                  More preferred t han t he ones                                      The squeaky door open.
          in t he shade                                               All I could t hink was                                        About  a head on a skull                                The crisp fall air hit  my face, as walked down t he
                                                                                                                                                                                                               pat hway.
          of t he t rees.                                             This cannot  be t he end.                                      The supernat ural creat ures
                                                                                                                                                                                                          While I was walking
          They who pass us                                             Face t o face wit h deat h it self                           Like ghost s, zombies, and demons
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Down t he st reet , I could hear
          cannot  hear us,                                            Trying not  t o move,                                         Or t he horrific st ories
                                                                                                                                                                                                              The leaves
          nor t he secret s we keep.                                  Any wrong act ion could lead t o worse,                       That  left  people in screams                                     Crunching beneat h my feet ,
          We?re afraid;                                               I had t o find a way out .                                     However, t hey never ment ioned                                       But , not hing else

          t hey would envy our glee,                                   Low punch t o it s st omach,                                 This st range new creeper                                    I st opped and slowly  t urned my head.

          in t he ecst at ic glowing moonlight .                      Ran as fast  as I could.                                      Has vision wit hout  eyes                                       But , t here was not hing  in sight .
          So come wit h us,                                           At  t he end of t he driveway,                                And t hey call it  t he Wat cher                               Where was everyone I wondered?

          and smile as we,                                            I froze.                                                       It  can feel t he presence                                  I walked up t o my first  house,st anding
          Creep up from beneat h your feet                             Tranquilit y filled t he air,                                Of ot her living spirit                                  Proudly because I was t he first  t rick or t reat er.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              ?Ding Dong?
          and bring you down,                                         I was finally safe,                                           It ?s eyes were cut  out
                                                                                                                                                                                                 A old looking women opened t he door.
          a million miles deep.                                       Unt il whit e fingers came                                    All t hat  are left , are bloody holes
                                                                                                                                                                                                She st ared at  me blankly, and I was t oo
          Be sure you wat ch,                                         Grabbing my t hroat .                                          Wearing a crisp black suit
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Afraid t o t alk. In t he background,
          where you st ep.                                             The pulling, t he screaming                                  Like t he Men in Black
                                                                                                                                                                                               I spot t ed a calendar, and my face st art ed
          They been wait ing for quit e a while.                      It  would not  let  me free,                                  His cold pale skin
                                                                                                                                                                                                      To t urn a pinkish red color.
          Anger is rest less,                                         This myst erious person                                       Recalls a whit e wint er wonderland
                                                                                                                                                                                                 I ran down t he st eps as I was t rying t o
          and secret s don?t  keep,In our home                        Who are you?                                                  Makes hairs st and on back of t he neck
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Pret end not hing was wrong.
          beneat h t he leaves.
                                                                       Pain crawled up my spine                                     Going t o bed and dream
                                                                                                                                                                                                I pushed t hrough t he wind while t rying
                                                                      Agony forced my body t o t he ground                          Deat hly chills of it  st ares                                   To hold back my t ears. When

                                                                      The t ort ure was not  ending.                                Sure enough you will weep                                    I got  home, I t old my mom everyt hing.
                                                                      Darkness closed in                                             Shut t ing your eyes                                     She explained t o me t hat  it  was no big deal,

                                                                      The air t hick and dense,                                     Is t he worst  t hat  can be done                                 And said wit h a warm smile
                                                                      One final shriek from my mout h                               Just  be aware                                            ? Don?t  worry sweet ie, you got  a head st art .?

                                                                      The insane devil had won.                                     That  he is always wat ching you                                     Happy Halloween Eve!

                    Pictures by Olivia Strumolo, Grade 8
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