The bedroom’s dark and I lay flat
Dare not so much as flinch
Afraid to blink afraid to breath
Or move even an inch
My mind scans the front entrance that’s
Equipped with many locks
But still I doubt it holding up
To their ferocious knocks
But not a move I’ll try to make
I’ll have to trust the door
And will my body to become
Yet flatter to the floor
But despite my best attempts
The knocking is persistent
And as the minutes creep on by
It becomes more insistent
And I can only pray my body
Will remain in limbo
Till horrified I hear them tapping
At my bedroom window
Zombies, monsters, werewolves all
Emit collective groans
And eerily they do beseech
“Is anybody home?”
I want to scream, I want to run
Yet it takes all my will
I will not give myself away
I’ll remain lying still
My head lifts not to see the clock
But silently I pray
The hand will reach the hour soon
And they will go away
But as I wait a frenzy hits
The noise begins to swell
I wonder what I could have done
To save me from this hell
Something to avoid this mess
On Halloween’s next date
And so it does occur to me
Sorry to say too late
But in the future to become
My modus operandi
A sign that says ‘I’m sorry but
We have run out of candy’.
Glorious Results Of A Misspent Youth 
Hahaha! How do you do it so consistently well, Marissa? 😄
Thank you! BTW, did you find this post in your emails or reader? I’m getting an unusually low response to this blog, thanks.
Reader. I haven’t set up email for WP. You might want to share it on the Community Pool for more response.
Okay, thanks. Maybe this one is just getting a slower response. How do you set up on Community Pool?
Start following The Daily Post and Community Pool is up every Monday morning. It’s like a meet n greet kind of thing, where you can share your posts and comment on others’.
Oh yeah, I follow the daily post but I only post there if I use their prompts.
Yea, it is that scary to run out of candy. They just keep on coming and embarrassing to say that we’re out of candy.
I know. It really can be scary! I’ve had that experience myself. BTW, did you find this post in your emails or reader? I’m getting an unusually low response to this blog, thanks.
Saw it on the reader. You know what, I was actually surprised that I was the first one to comment on this post. Usually there are a lot more others who have already beaten me to it. Maybe some technical issues with WP?
I know. That’s what I was thinking. I don’t know, who knows. It got a better response later on.
Turn the lights off when out of candy and don’t answer the door. Pray they don’t beat it down clamouring for candies!
It’s frightening.
Get a fierce dog…we used to have one and it scared the little blighters away!
Right, because that’s just what I want…a fierce dog. And you’re walking it, right?
I’ve banned her from more dogs since Skipper snuffed it…she just makes dog sound at the door to scare them away!
Oh fun!
Those candy monster ignore fierce dogs. Mine use to bark at each knock and they still stood there asking for treats. Ha ha!
My daughter would run. She’s scared of dogs. That’s right, not even for chocolate!
Our candy monsters are fearless. Ha ha! Maybe it’s our colder weather.
Oh the terror of an empty candy bowl! I’m afraid of that one also 🙂
It does get quite frightening.
Got me again on this one…..I was thinking a vampire without fangs or something along that line, but nope, just an empty candy dish! Another fun one, Marissa! A+
It can truly be frightening. We once lived in a house where there were tons of trick or treaters and it’s truly frightening when you run out or even come close. I mean, first you try and think about what you can give them and if nothing comes up, it’s time to burrow underground.
A “Trick” alert is going viral.
Well, maybe they shouldn’t have given me the option.
I was on the edge of my (computer) seat reading this. I’ve even turned out all the lights when I run out of candy and they still knock. By the way, I haven’t been receiving your posts recently, so I’ll have to go back and read a few gems that I’ve missed. I went to your site to see this one after your last comment on mine. A little voice said, “Where is Marissa’s Stuff?” Happy Halloween!
Thanks for looking. I’ve been noticing lately that most of my stuff seems to be getting less likes and comments and I’ve been wondering why but all the people who are reading and liking are saying they are finding it in their reader so I’m really not sure what’s happening. Anyway, glad you enjoyed. Running out of candy can be one of the most frightening things about Halloween.
Sometimes it has something to do with how a blogger manages their ” followed sites.”
Right, well like sometimes if a blogger is blogging too much or stops following me I will take him or her out of my emails and just keep them in my reader (which I rarely check) but this is happening to me in massive numbers.
Unusual!
I check my reader daily. That is how I know you have posted. And I always check yours out.
That will not keep the most persistent monsters away, now will it?
Thanks Don! Just seems that lately I’ve been getting less and less views and today was really bad . I can help but think that my blog isn’t showing up in everyone’s reader. As for the sign, no, probably not.
Hi Marissa. Fun post!!
Thank you!
Quite the dilemma, better to lay low…
When in doubt, run and hide!!!
haha, until all the little trick or treaters have vacated your street.
I wondered what you were doing hiding so fearfully from THIS time, Marissa. Great descriptions and oh, I felt goosebumps and fear lurking in your heart.
You had the ending arrive in perfect timing, I was ready to peek ahead on my cell phome. 🙂
This felt like a great homage to, “The Telltale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe. Not that it was meant to be; just the great wording was like this famous (favorite) author. Someday, you have so many finely crafted collections you could publish several volumes of poetry! Or chapters in a big volume/tome.
Thank you! I am overwhelmed that you would think to make the Poe comparison. I never read that story to my daughter but just told her what it was about and she couldn’t sleep!
Every single year……I worry this will befall me!!!!!! Running out of candy is NOT an option!!!!
Very smart to think ahead. Those trick or treaters can be rather persistent!!
Do you know what’s worse than running out of candy? Substituting candy with healthy things. Nothing turns those kids into real monsters quicker than yogurt covered raisins. 😀
Oh gosh, don’t think I ever tried that one! Well, at least that’s effective in getting rid of them!
Hi Marissa…You—Creative Spirit! Poetess—you be…Thanks for sharing your writing with us…Phil
Oh, thanks so much Philip!
Very nice Marissa!!
How much candy do you need to be sure you have enough? I have no idea how many kids knock on your door and from which time to which time that happens… I always wondered 🙂
Actually right now we live in an apartment and really of all the places we have lived (many which include houses) we only got trick or treaters at one location. There were a lot though and I’m pretty sure we ran out of candy or came close because I remember wondering what else we could possibly give them!
And I bet raisins is not an option! 🙂
Ah, no.
LOL Oh no! You NEVER run out of candy! You are lucky you didn’t get toilet papered! Too funny! ❤
Yes, a dangerous prospect indeed! Thank you Amy.
Do you and the boys do much for Halloween? You’ve inspired me to maybe indulge this year, just for the random stories & so not American Australians answering the door. A ghoul having an identity crisis.
We live in an apartment so usually go to a friends house who happens to be Australian American as well. So let them worry about running out of candy, inner ghouls and all!
Hi Marissa I nominated you for this Awesome Award!
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Ha ha..Happy Halloween
Thank you! Same to you Nimi! Do you do Halloween over there?
Kids go Trick or Treating for the fun of it😉
Oh good. That’s the best part.
THE HORROR!! … thou shalt never run out of candy!
Right, I can’t remember which commandment that is, but it’s up there!
I think it might be #13 😉
That’s exactly what I was thinking!
This is great, thanks!
Oh but thank YOU!!
So, this was playing in my head the entire time I was reading this… https://youtu.be/SECVGN4Bsgg
Definitely a good theme song for this one.