At Night...

Once a year,

At night they come,

Against the sky,

Bordering the void.

I never know how many,

Or how long the onslaught will last.

In groups they raid my house

With their hideous faces,

Laughing all the while.

Yes, one night,

Just once a year,

I fear for my life,

Cowering from the strangers that stalk my every move.

In the black of my house

My chest constricts,

My legs seize up,

My blood turns to ice in terror.

For just once a year,

On Halloween night,

The Trick-or-Treaters scare.