Hallowe'en

A wide and watchful look is in your eyes,
Although no threat can be detected here
By meerkats or those paranoid white deer
Always preparing for the worst surprise.
So if you chose an animal disguise,
I'd recommend another option. Fear
Looks good in any costume. Every year
The monsters stumble and the vampires rise.

I dream with orthodox intensity,
No freakish organists, no changeling elves,
No whooping cranes with crowns, no pantry shelves
With elbows, just the usual debris,
Where my descendants laugh madly at me.
My ancestors repress a smile, themselves.