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Trick-Or-Treat

November 4, 2009
By izz123 GOLD, Gaithersburg, Maryland
izz123 GOLD, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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Right when it gets dark,
They come in a good and steady stream,
Little goblins, enthusiastic ghosts,
Proud superheroes and smiling witches.
“Trick-or-treat!”
They call.
And you know everything's right in the world,
For them, at least.

But then there are those,
Who wear the masks because they need to.
To hide, to disappear.
Or to become another,
Someone else.
“Trick-or-treat!”
They call the same words.
And yet, you'll know the difference.
The enthusiasm,
The pride,
The smiles.
All of it is absent,
When who you really are,
Is hidden under a mask.



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on Nov. 18 2009 at 2:49 pm
AbbotRabbit GOLD, Abolana, District Of Columbia
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Favorite Quote:
This poem has great flow and insight.
I really enjoyed it.
Lovely poem darling =]
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This poem has great flow and insight.

I really enjoyed it.

Lovely poem darling =]

-Please check out the works that I have posted on here it would be highly appreciated and I think you would greatly enjoy them, Thankk youz-

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Delila Layne said...
on Nov. 15 2009 at 6:10 pm
Delila Layne, Little Rock, Arkansas
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What a powerful metaphor. Keep writing, izz :)