Trick or Treat - Les Bernstein

[Larry Robinson]

Trick or Treat  


ring the bell
and don't get caught
there are monsters
in the basement
quiet as a thought

bracketed by the dark
is life's drift and mystery
nothing but noise
a disposable history 

as involuntary as a hiccup
the clock endlessly circles
claims further territory
brooks no reversal

amid sunshine and smiles
a need to masquerade 
a multitude of  heartbeats
permits this charade

so trick or treat
and here is the clue
tick tock
tock tick

boo

	- Les Bernstein


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