Frightened by Dane Cobain *Exclusive Poem*

Frightened

By: Dane Cobain

Bex fell in love

with a pumpkin,

and when she tried

to trick or treat

she started singing.

She sang

the monster mash,

and she danced

the grim fandango

with a pocketful

of posies,

blew her nose

and reapplied

her make-up.

She made up

mythology,

then told the neighbours’ kids,

“A trick in hand

is worth two treats

at the weekend,”

then she rang on doorbells

and ran away again,

we all fall down.

And Bex was dressed

like a wolverine,

because she had a dream

where Hallowe’en

seemed to mean something.

She seemed to mean

something evil,

a horrid orange

fireball in the sky,

lighting the night

and frightened. 

 **AUTHOR BIO***

Dane Cobain (High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK) is an independent poet, musician and storyteller with a passion for language and learning. When he’s not in front of a screen writing stories and poetry, he can be found working on his book review blog or developing his website, www.danecobain.com. His debut novella, No Rest for the Wicked, was released in the summer of 2015.