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Eyel ess  Vision                                     Hal l oween  Night s

                By  Bret t   Brunner                                 By:  Nicol e  Taf ro  and

                     Grade  Eight                                 Isabel l a  DiPasqual e- Mel i

                                                                              Grade  Seven
          This t ale is known

         To make ot hers sound bland                                    I grabbed a pillow case, and pushed

         More preferred t han t he ones                                      The squeaky door open.
         About  a head on a skull                                The crisp fall air hit  my face, as walked down t he
                                                                                     pat hway.
          The supernat ural creat ures
                                                                                While I was walking
         Like ghost s, zombies, and demons
                                                                           Down t he st reet , I could hear
         Or t he horrific st ories
                                                                                    The leaves
         That  left  people in screams
                                                                           Crunching beneat h my feet ,
          However, t hey never ment ioned                                        But , not hing else

         This st range new creeper                                    I st opped and slowly  t urned my head.
         Has vision wit hout  eyes                                       But , t here was not hing  in sight .

         And t hey call it  t he Wat cher                                Where was everyone I wondered?

          It  can feel t he presence                                  I walked up t o my first  house,st anding
         Of ot her living spirit                                  Proudly because I was t he first  t rick or t reat er.
                                                                                   ?Ding Dong?
         It ?s eyes were cut  out
                                                                      A old looking women opened t he door.
         All t hat  are left , are bloody holes
                                                                      She st ared at  me blankly, and I was t oo
          Wearing a crisp black suit
                                                                         Afraid t o t alk. In t he background,
         Like t he Men in Black
                                                                     I spot t ed a calendar, and my face st art ed
         His cold pale skin
                                                                            To t urn a pinkish red color.
         Recalls a whit e wint er wonderland
                                                                       I ran down t he st eps as I was t rying t o
         Makes hairs st and on back of t he neck
                                                                           Pret end not hing was wrong.
         Going t o bed and dream
                                                                      I pushed t hrough t he wind while t rying
         Deat hly chills of it  st ares
                                                                           To hold back my t ears. When
         Sure enough you will weep                                    I got  home, I t old my mom everyt hing.
          Shut t ing your eyes                                      She explained t o me t hat  it  was no big deal,

         Is t he worst  t hat  can be done                                  And said wit h a warm smile
         Just  be aware                                            ? Don?t  worry sweet ie, you got  a head st art .?

         That  he is always wat ching you                                     Happy Halloween Eve!
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