halloween

Halloween, Alaska

someone told me
stars will fall only when i am not looking
am not looking for anything tonight
shape of these hands
used to hold grown up where
whispered nonsense
underneath the leaves like a child
in a pile
i would burn in heat
sending ash into these
strip the paint with pounding rain
here i make my own
again and again
again and again
see those search lights
never find a better life
watch those tail lights
let their red ensue my eyes
but i won't break this fall
acting like a voodoo doll
every move you don't intend
here i make my own
again and again
again and again
again and again
[again and again and again and again and again]

someone told me
you came home last halloween
could it be you
you have a mask i haven't seen
i haven't seen
i haven't seen
i haven't seen