"treaters" poems - Hello Poetry

you didn’t like the way i answered the phone, and you thought it was gross that i liked mushrooms on my pizza, and you told me i was weird-looking when i was a kid, and once i sent you a tattoo and you said you didn’t like it, you didn’t know they were my words that were written on her body you told me what “too much damage” meant on halloween after all the trick-or-treaters had fallen asleep and when i kept silent for three days after, and winced at every kissing scene on television, because they flooded the insides of my eyelids with images that made me feel very small, you said i was being unfair because i was the one who decided we were just friends, and i told you we weren’t, you knew we weren’t we couldn’t be after what we used to be i told you i still had feelings that hadn’t gone away yet, you said they hadn’t gone away for you either i pictured you holding my hand but then you said, “that’s why it’s easier to run from them and hide in other girls beds.” you always told me every thought that popped into your head, and i used to find it endearing, i kept telling myself that you deserved my ear, but i really hope you have nothing more to say because, i promise, i’m done listening so clear off your bedside table, and cut the blue string that’s wrapped around your wrist if you’ve yet to do so, and stop asking me if i miss you, because this is me saying i don’t.

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Nov 6, 2014

Nov 6, 2014 at 10:12 PM UTC

madisen

butterflies, trains, and blood stains

you didn’t like the way i answered the phone, and you thought it was gross that i liked mushrooms on my pizza, and you told me i was weird-looking when i was a kid, and once i sent you a tattoo and you said you didn’t like it, you didn’t know they were my words that were written on her body you told me what “too much damage” meant on halloween after all the trick-or-treaters had fallen asleep and when i kept silent for three days after, and winced at every kissing scene on television, because they flooded the insides of my eyelids with images that made me feel very small, you said i was being unfair because i was the one who decided we were just friends, and i told you we weren’t, you knew we weren’t we couldn’t be after what we used to be i told you i still had feelings that hadn’t gone away yet, you said they hadn’t gone away for you either i pictured you holding my hand but then you said, “that’s why it’s easier to run from them and hide in other girls beds.” you always told me every thought that popped into your head, and i used to find it endearing, i kept telling myself that you deserved my ear, but i really hope you have nothing more to say because, i promise, i’m done listening so clear off your bedside table, and cut the blue string that’s wrapped around your wrist if you’ve yet to do so, and stop asking me if i miss you, because this is me saying i don’t.

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Fantail feathers, of a hazy, 'yellow-orangish-moon'… Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern Skeleton-scythes, thorny-stars, swaying in the swoon, Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern Fire-pits and witches brew and cauldron’s smoking tricks? Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern Little dwarves and wolves and serpents crawling; leftover people bits, Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern Trumpets hailing arrival, of Pale Rider, can you hear his tune? Fantail feathers strain the sight of harvest-yellow moon, Skeletons, fire-pits, witches, cauldrons and Old Nix, Animals of evil’s calling, tricker-treaters; Hallow’s Eve and ****** grit! Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern Pray to Sáeta, Satá, Saturn… Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Jack-O’ Lantern*

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Jun 5, 2016

Jun 5, 2016 at 12:43 PM UTC

Halloween oh Halloween Dashing through the streets On the last day of October yeah Are all the kiddies playing trick or treat and the rougher kids eggs an old battalax's house And then when this old geezer comes out, the rough kids are as quite as a mouse Halloween yeah Halloween It's a great day yeseree You see people dress up as vampires and witch's and ghosts And for blood they use cherry cheer Halloween yeah Halloween It's a great day to scare everyone You see you can pretend you head is cut off The old fogies are going for a walk And some trick or treaters are coming down dressed up as 1 ghost 2 witch's and a very ****** clown oh yeah and as they passed the olds They said how's it going cobbler And then the ****** clown said I will tease ya if ya don't give me a dollar Halloween yeah Halloween These scary kids are having so much fun yeah it.'a fun scaring old fogies yeah for money oh yeah it's fun Halloween yeah Halloween Celebrate it now Celebrate the day that likes the idea Of dressing up as scary monsters yeah Halloween is cool Halloween yeah Halloween It's on for young and old You see dressing up as ghosts and witch.'a really makes us glad Halloween yeah Halloween Come on everyone We give each kid a wonderful treat To share and share a like Happy Halloween dudes Sent from my iPhone

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Sep 21, 2015

Sep 21, 2015 at 3:03 AM UTC

johnny-georgy-brown

it's halloween soon, dudes

Halloween oh Halloween Dashing through the streets On the last day of October yeah Are all the kiddies playing trick or treat and the rougher kids eggs an old battalax's house And then when this old geezer comes out, the rough kids are as quite as a mouse Halloween yeah Halloween It's a great day yeseree You see people dress up as vampires and witch's and ghosts And for blood they use cherry cheer Halloween yeah Halloween It's a great day to scare everyone You see you can pretend you head is cut off The old fogies are going for a walk And some trick or treaters are coming down dressed up as 1 ghost 2 witch's and a very ****** clown oh yeah and as they passed the olds They said how's it going cobbler And then the ****** clown said I will tease ya if ya don't give me a dollar Halloween yeah Halloween These scary kids are having so much fun yeah it.'a fun scaring old fogies yeah for money oh yeah it's fun Halloween yeah Halloween Celebrate it now Celebrate the day that likes the idea Of dressing up as scary monsters yeah Halloween is cool Halloween yeah Halloween It's on for young and old You see dressing up as ghosts and witch.'a really makes us glad Halloween yeah Halloween Come on everyone We give each kid a wonderful treat To share and share a like Happy Halloween dudes Sent from my iPhone

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Rich crimson leaves cascade from trees Embers of fire in the breeze Luna sails the black sea unseen Autumnal spell of Halloween We carve a brood of sculpted gourds Bake apple pie for all adored While trick-or-treaters come and leave Phantasmal dream of Hallows' Eve Candles burn bright in our window Ancestors led home by the glow Our bonfires flames swell with sheen As shadows dance on Halloween Let the feast for the dead begin This spirit night, the veil is thin Humans and ghosts interweave The magic realm of Hallows Eve The clock strikes the Witching Hour Loved ones graves we bloom in flowers This spooky Eve of in betweens The time of rebirth, Halloween

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Oct 31, 2014

Oct 31, 2014 at 3:18 AM UTC

jennyfrenzy

All Hallows' Eve

Rich crimson leaves cascade from trees Embers of fire in the breeze Luna sails the black sea unseen Autumnal spell of Halloween We carve a brood of sculpted gourds Bake apple pie for all adored While trick-or-treaters come and leave Phantasmal dream of Hallows' Eve Candles burn bright in our window Ancestors led home by the glow Our bonfires flames swell with sheen As shadows dance on Halloween Let the feast for the dead begin This spirit night, the veil is thin Humans and ghosts interweave The magic realm of Hallows Eve The clock strikes the Witching Hour Loved ones graves we bloom in flowers This spooky Eve of in betweens The time of rebirth, Halloween

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Ghouls and goblins, dwarves and witches Scary masks with Einstein stitches Goblets filled with putrid potions Sick of Halloween-like notions Once I turn I groan and see them Trick-or-treaters causing mayhem Squealing voices - my head's throbbing Then the babies start their sobbing Lock the door and toss the Reese's Pick up all the costume pieces With this stress how am I sober Now I'm dreading next October

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Jul 10, 2013

Jul 10, 2013 at 8:42 PM UTC

ainsley

Not So Happy Hallows

Ghouls and goblins, dwarves and witches Scary masks with Einstein stitches Goblets filled with putrid potions Sick of Halloween-like notions Once I turn I groan and see them Trick-or-treaters causing mayhem Squealing voices - my head's throbbing Then the babies start their sobbing Lock the door and toss the Reese's Pick up all the costume pieces With this stress how am I sober Now I'm dreading next October

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Welcome to the world of finders keepers..a place plagued with liars, cheaters, creepers, deceivers..Angel faced devils beautiful as the Mona Lisa.. Trick or treaters you get tricked they'll treat ya..a prisoner of my own mind ill be at the gate to meet ya. We're not that much different actually were quite the same, over extreme happiness I'd take the slightest pain.. Enough with the sunshine please cue the rain..It's a crying shame, straight faces behind ******** lets play the lying game.. Like yea I'm fine, trust me it's ok, there's peace in chaos and there's relief in pain.. numbed my senses and suppressed my emotions.. My tears seemed more significant as puddles on the pad rather than drops in the ocean.. I'm coastin thru memories that I thought were gone, they added the fuel to this fire guess there were here all along.. Burdened by doubt I never feel good enough, paranoid don't have to many friends wondering who I could trust.. Then I found you in this whirlwind of feeling, amazed by who you are being with you is oh so appealing.. You're stealing my dreams and mind, if you ask me you should be mine.. Take a chance or a risk or better yet just the time.. See there's fragments of me left for you in every page and every line.. These poems are my diary letters from to you, I'm done looking the search is over because there's no better than you..

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Jun 26, 2013

Jun 26, 2013 at 12:28 PM UTC

james-williams

Come in you're all welcome

Welcome to the world of finders keepers..a place plagued with liars, cheaters, creepers, deceivers..Angel faced devils beautiful as the Mona Lisa.. Trick or treaters you get tricked they'll treat ya..a prisoner of my own mind ill be at the gate to meet ya. We're not that much different actually were quite the same, over extreme happiness I'd take the slightest pain.. Enough with the sunshine please cue the rain..It's a crying shame, straight faces behind ******** lets play the lying game.. Like yea I'm fine, trust me it's ok, there's peace in chaos and there's relief in pain.. numbed my senses and suppressed my emotions.. My tears seemed more significant as puddles on the pad rather than drops in the ocean.. I'm coastin thru memories that I thought were gone, they added the fuel to this fire guess there were here all along.. Burdened by doubt I never feel good enough, paranoid don't have to many friends wondering who I could trust.. Then I found you in this whirlwind of feeling, amazed by who you are being with you is oh so appealing.. You're stealing my dreams and mind, if you ask me you should be mine.. Take a chance or a risk or better yet just the time.. See there's fragments of me left for you in every page and every line.. These poems are my diary letters from to you, I'm done looking the search is over because there's no better than you..

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to think about an addiction like it’s a sentient being, but that’s how it feels. like it’s something living inside you. something you can’t get rid of because killing it means killing you. i can’t really understand addictions to drugs or alcohol. things that control you. but an eating disorder is an addiction you control. wait, is that paradoxical? i prefer to believe not. either way, i kick off my shoes, slide along the tile and into the kitchen, calming my genie with promises. twinkies. ice cream bars. Halloween candy. ***** the trick-or-treaters.

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Aug 12, 2018

Aug 12, 2018 at 7:43 PM UTC

Cherryboykell

It’s probably weird

to think about an addiction like it’s a sentient being, but that’s how it feels. like it’s something living inside you. something you can’t get rid of because killing it means killing you. i can’t really understand addictions to drugs or alcohol. things that control you. but an eating disorder is an addiction you control. wait, is that paradoxical? i prefer to believe not. either way, i kick off my shoes, slide along the tile and into the kitchen, calming my genie with promises. twinkies. ice cream bars. Halloween candy. ***** the trick-or-treaters.

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Goblins, gremlins ghosts and more Tricksters and treaters candy allure Parties, parades, dances galore Masks, costumes, gowns to adore. Whatever you do, don't open the door. Happy Halloween

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Oct 31, 2018

Oct 31, 2018 at 2:34 PM UTC

george-maris

Halloween

Goblins, gremlins ghosts and more Tricksters and treaters candy allure Parties, parades, dances galore Masks, costumes, gowns to adore. Whatever you do, don't open the door. Happy Halloween

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Halloween is once again here The spookiest night of the year Where witches and ghosts are all around And monsters and goblins can be found You see them walking on every street Knocking on doors for their trick or treat Don't look in their eyes, not even a glance They'll steal all your candy if they get a chance I lock my door and turn off the light Waiting for the final stroke of midnight When all the trick or treaters have all gone home And they are no longer free to roam

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Oct 19, 2018

Oct 19, 2018 at 11:07 PM UTC

just-maria

Halloween

Halloween is once again here The spookiest night of the year Where witches and ghosts are all around And monsters and goblins can be found You see them walking on every street Knocking on doors for their trick or treat Don't look in their eyes, not even a glance They'll steal all your candy if they get a chance I lock my door and turn off the light Waiting for the final stroke of midnight When all the trick or treaters have all gone home And they are no longer free to roam

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Like a pumpkin on Halloween, carve me open. You will fear the hollowness of my insides. Previous trick-or-treaters, in their too high of spirits, have long ago scooped out what made me tick. My pulse used to pound louder than a heart knocking on the door of another’s soul, Hoping that someone welcoming waited on the other side. Begging for entry. As they dressed in their costumes, hiding their true identity, They stumbled upon my motionless being. They mistook me for the large, misshapen fruit and I did not make it a hard feat. With my constant state of lifelessness and lack of expression, I am a lyric with no beat. Lost amongst the stars, wandering far. Hiding next to sons that always knew how to shine brighter than I did. Camouflaged, so that you would not notice that I too could light up the sky. Too often, I would rather be overlooked, Than to have my illumination come with an expiration date. Too often.

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Jun 18, 2012

Jun 18, 2012 at 4:01 AM UTC

eldon

Carve

Like a pumpkin on Halloween, carve me open. You will fear the hollowness of my insides. Previous trick-or-treaters, in their too high of spirits, have long ago scooped out what made me tick. My pulse used to pound louder than a heart knocking on the door of another’s soul, Hoping that someone welcoming waited on the other side. Begging for entry. As they dressed in their costumes, hiding their true identity, They stumbled upon my motionless being. They mistook me for the large, misshapen fruit and I did not make it a hard feat. With my constant state of lifelessness and lack of expression, I am a lyric with no beat. Lost amongst the stars, wandering far. Hiding next to sons that always knew how to shine brighter than I did. Camouflaged, so that you would not notice that I too could light up the sky. Too often, I would rather be overlooked, Than to have my illumination come with an expiration date. Too often.

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the knock on the door scared me 8pm halloween night i wasn’t expecting trick-or-treaters at my apartment door i texted you “i don’t have candy— what do i do??” you encouraged me begged me to open the door “it would be rude to ignore them, amanda” it wasn’t a child it wasn’t a skeleton or a ghost it was you and a bouquet of flowers and a note “i know this month has been hard for us but i have a feeling november will be the best to come” november was the end

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Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024 at 2:22 AM UTC

jacjac

you haunted halloween

the knock on the door scared me 8pm halloween night i wasn’t expecting trick-or-treaters at my apartment door i texted you “i don’t have candy— what do i do??” you encouraged me begged me to open the door “it would be rude to ignore them, amanda” it wasn’t a child it wasn’t a skeleton or a ghost it was you and a bouquet of flowers and a note “i know this month has been hard for us but i have a feeling november will be the best to come” november was the end

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Goblins, gremlins, ghosts, galore tricksters, treaters: not anymore. Parties, parades, toffees, galore masks, costumes, gowns to adore. My black teeth sharp anticipating gore I’m up on a chair behind the door wielding something special in store. So whatever you do, I implore don’t you dare enter my yard since you won’t leave unscarred. Hee. Hee. Hey! ****** ****** Whatever neat and clever your riddle my axe will split you down the middle. Though you scream, squirm and squeal You kids will be my very next meal. Tobias

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Sep 25, 2019

Sep 25, 2019 at 7:33 AM UTC

anthony-brady

HALLOWEEN - KIDS BEWARE!

Goblins, gremlins, ghosts, galore tricksters, treaters: not anymore. Parties, parades, toffees, galore masks, costumes, gowns to adore. My black teeth sharp anticipating gore I’m up on a chair behind the door wielding something special in store. So whatever you do, I implore don’t you dare enter my yard since you won’t leave unscarred. Hee. Hee. Hey! ****** ****** Whatever neat and clever your riddle my axe will split you down the middle. Though you scream, squirm and squeal You kids will be my very next meal. Tobias

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A year has past, ghosts and goblins approaching fast Soon the streets will be filled with trick or treaters looking for candy Every door bell rung is quite dandy A night where souls are set free, they roam among the highest tree Pumpkins in many lawns carved spooky and funny, one looks like a bunny As the night comes to and end, and the spirits are laid back to rest You can ensure tonight was the best

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Oct 31, 2015

Oct 31, 2015 at 2:08 AM UTC

DaRkIcE

Hallows eve

A year has past, ghosts and goblins approaching fast Soon the streets will be filled with trick or treaters looking for candy Every door bell rung is quite dandy A night where souls are set free, they roam among the highest tree Pumpkins in many lawns carved spooky and funny, one looks like a bunny As the night comes to and end, and the spirits are laid back to rest You can ensure tonight was the best

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The memories of late October torment me like trick or treaters begging for more candy.

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Jul 4, 2020

Jul 4, 2020 at 10:23 AM UTC

Serendipity16

Late October Leaves

The memories of late October torment me like trick or treaters begging for more candy.

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