Trick or Treat - Les Bernstein

[Lawrence 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 
100,000 daily heartbeats
permits this charade
 
so trick or treat
and here is the clue
tick tock
tock tick
 
boo

	- Les Bernstein
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