halloween store

Andy Shauf

Halloween is just around the corner
I was thinking today
Sat around getting high all afternoon
Wondering what I should wear
Eventually, I picked myself up
Put on my shoes and walked out the door
I had one destination in mind
And that destination was the Halloween store

I started my car and as I did
I wondered if I d locked the house
Walked back and found that I hadn t
But now my keys were in the car
Walked to the car, pulled the handle
And it snapped back, at least, I d locked one door
Reached my hand through the open window
Pulled the lock, forgot about the house
And drove to the Halloween store

I pulled into the lot and parked
Next to a blue car like yours
Looked in my rearview mirror
Imagining meeting you in an aisle
I said Hi, I m Norm, I think we ve maybe met once before
And as my fog cleared, I realized
That you were sitting in your car
Smiling at me at the Halloween store