Come Lately

Late in the year

Late in our lives

Not too late for a bit of fun.

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Found October,

Chilly reception

Wearing costumes not to be outdone.

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We danced and laughed

We ate and drank

Spicy pumpkin concoctions.

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How time did elapse

How old we became

We were quickly running out of options.

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But though we tried,

We found no exit

We remembered our previous lives vaguely.

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Would we stay trapped -

October for good,

All because we were come lately?

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Then one secret door

Led us beyond

The colorful face-painting booth.

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At last we escaped,

Only to find

We had returned at the height of our youth.