Happy Halloween my little (and not so little) creatures of the night...boo
OCCULT
© Ari Dane 2007
I’ve never seen a ghost
or got a message from the dead
I’ve never seen the future
when the Tarot cards were read
I’ve gone through life undaunted
Never haunted in my sleep
Never battled with a demon
or heard a banshee wail and weep
I’ve never met a ghoul
who was wracked with the desire
to suck upon my neck
like the Dracula vampire
I’ve yet to meet a witch
who might fill my heart with fright
or a man who changes to a wolf
when the full moon’s shining bright
Tho Edgar Allen Poe’s
my favorite bed time story
I’ve never witnessed anything
so bloody or so gory
I’ve never known the horror
or experienced the chill
of a Phantom of the Opera
or a house like Amityville
I’ve never known a mummy
or an ancient voodoo curse
“Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble”
is just a nonsense verse
I’ve never seen a poltergeist
who’s presence made me shrink
The only spirits I have known
came in a good stiff drink
Houdini hasn’t called me
neither has my uncle Fred
They’re either much too busy
or, when you’re dead,
you’re dead
It’s hard for me to buy these tales
My life is undramatic
I write my words deliberately
They’re never automatic...
But,
just in case these guys are right
Those who claim that they’ve been through it
If the I.R.S. should audit me...
I’ll say,
the devil made me do it!