Special Halloween Edition

the troll's secret door (Bill Temple)

"Mommy, I can't find my dolly."



"Did you look under your bed?"



"No Mommy, I'm scared to look under there."



"Sweetie, there's nothing to be afraid of....Yet."



There is one day every year


When the full moon shines bright


You stay in bed, covers pulled


Never look under your bed that night



That's the night when the evil comes


Through their magic door in the floor


Looking for little boys and girls


To take with them, forever more



Ugly trolls, who live under our house


Deep in the ground, where fires burn hot


They take you through the magic door


And you will disappear, forever lost



They will drag you, kicking and screaming


Down, down, into their domain


In heavy chains, they will lock you up


And there forever, you will remain



You will not know if it's day or night


As they work you until you drop


Every day you get just one glass of water


And a mashed worms, road kill slop



You will spend all your time shovelling


Until you simply can't do anymore


Toxic waste, rotten garbage, human sludge


To make the troll's fires roar



You will never see the sun again


Nor the moon and stars at dark


Never play again with your friends


Never hear your pet dog bark



Your Mom and Dad, brother, sister too


Will become distant memories


Condemned to rot in this horrid place


Until death sets you free



"Sleep tight honey. Mommy hopes she will see you in the morning."



January 23, 2013