Ghost Town
by PSI322

Part Three: Paula's Tale

Not long before then
Paula had walked out the door
An Egyptian princess
Was the costume that she wore

In the night her jewelry glistened
Often, gold behaves that way
Her dress, laden with pretty jewels,
Touched the ground as she walked away

Home wasn't far from Burglin Park
Her journey there would not be long
But still the darkness frightened her
As did the night wind's haunting song

She turned the corner, still afraid
The town was empty, or so it seemed
And in the dark, an owl appeared
In the night, its yellow eyes gleamed

She reached the old gate at the Park
Hopping the fence, she walked inside
Wishing there was someone there
To hold her hand, to be her guide

She stepped into the Park alone
The trees cast shadows on the earth
Paula wondered if the candy
Would justify this journey's worth

Someone else should have been there
Her friends had promised there to meet
She was alone, there was no doubt
It'd be a while before trick-or-treat

Paula shivered by her lonesome
Her eyes then widened in her fright
There were no friends, but she could see
Three shadows standing in the night