Halloween
For the first time in many years
I spent Halloween alone.
My parents had decided that an extra day in Italy was better than getting back for the celebrations
I disagreed
But did not express my desire in the right time
Or in the right way
Also I must admit
I didn't fully realise the effect of being away for the holiday
I comforted myself with the thought of animal crossing
A game which with your villagers you can play at trick or treat
An event last year that I missed
Due to having a party with real people with MARIO cart to share
Halloween is one of my Favorite holidays
Which unlike Christmas or birthdays hasn't surrcommed to the weight of high expectations
It's not the dressing up
As I've never been the most prolific in that department
Nor the creepiness
As I am easy scared and hate ghost stories and scary movies
It's more about the gathering of friends
To knock on the doors
Get your spiel going to gather the most candy possible
In clothes that don't fit quite right
Witches hats and glow stick you lose along the way
At the end of the night, the swapping to try and get more of your favourites
And trying to eat as much as you can
Before your mum takes them away
It's when your too old to go around yourself
Opening the doors to the little kids
Seeing the way they squirm and squeal
Then closing the door and bringing yourself back to your gathering of friends
To share this night
So on our way back from the cool day in Pompeii
Not having really realised the day
Spotting the children in the their costumes
Run through the streets
Stopping at shops
The tell tale pumpkins marking their way
This is not unfamiliar
But then we got home.
And nothing happened
No one came over
No one got dressed up
No one knocked on the door
We just sat around eating crisps until dinner came along
And my animal villagers didn't have the smilies or the chorus of "trick or treat"
So I buried myself so hard in tv
I gave myself a headache.
Because nothing happened.
Notes:
Bit late for Halloween poems but who cares. Hope u are having a good week :)
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