An Almost Scary Story

As she entered the room, she paused, to light the lantern

Remembering how it felt to be alone in the dark

It shadowed her face, like October’s Jack o lantern

A season she’s feared, since that night in the park

Strolling down the path, off to go to a party

Years later the memories are easy to spark

As she walked through the woods, she stopped, hearing a snicker

Squinting her eyes, peering into the dark

When from behind, she felt something hit her

The last thing she remembered was a small light, flickering

She says, she awakened to a room full of flowers

Some figures in the room seemed to be bickering

A small lantern lit the room as she curled up, cowered

She now noticed, each flower was old and withering

She tried to get up but did not have the power

They all turned and noticed, when she started moving

They sat her up, though she wasn’t sure of the hour

They started to talk, but her ears had started to ring

Their faces distorted as the light crossed their features

She screamed out in fear, “you should all let me free”

When from out of nowhere appeared another creature

She took off her mask and said, “honey, it’s me”

Turned out this creature was just Jenny’s mother

She’d come from a party when she heard of the tree

Jenny in her haste, ran the path in bad weather

Was smacked by a limb when the wind broke it free

Moral of the story, you should always stick together

And carry a lantern to be sure you can see