Beyond The Pale

Sheets and scary things

Beyond The Pale

Moms beat their children half to death

For scissoring up their best white sheets

Cutting out two holes for eyes

Ghosts don't really look that way

Damaged linens is the Outer Limits

Is Addams Family crazy beyond the pale

Whiter than white turned gray

Thank you Thing!

Give Cousin Itt a comb for all that hair

To see through this vale of tears and darkness

Hand him a brush with death

A hand sandwich with mustard on it

Hand him a knife to cut through clouds

Gray beyond the pale

Beyond white sheets with holes cut in them

Blowing in the wind with ghosts still in them

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

children playing ghosts and the Adams Family belies the pain in this .... kept thinking of this Procol Harum
https://youtu.be/Mb3iPP-tHdA
E.

[Earl Schumacker]

Good morning E.
Thanks for commenting. It is good to hear from you. I am familiar with the Procol Harum reference. This particular poem is more suited to Halloween than this time of year. It was a fun exercise for me. ( As a rule I do not exercise ghosts.) I do appreciate its natural sardonic dark edges. Have a great day. Earl