All Hallow's

All Hallow's

I was told I couldn't go
trick r' treating. With my brother
grounded and locked in
his room like me, Halloween
candy wasn't very sweet. Mom made us
clean our rooms, bathrooms,
kitchen. My dad watched
a scary movie upstairs. We
snuck in under his bed
to watch the screaming, the stabbing.
We cried. Mom and Dad
caught us and forced us
outside, into the dark.
With the phantoms and ghouls
lingering in the bushes, we walked
away towards the night, dressed up
as Hansel and Gretel. We followed
our bread crumbs of tears.