Halloween on the Flip Side (revised)

A Kid and Parent's Halloween Point of View

Kid: 

It's creepy things that lurk and hide.

It's scary movies where things die.

 Parent: 

Halloween is month long fun?

Not for me, but for my son.

Kid:

It's witches, goblins, ghosts and ghouls.

It's dressing up and going to school.

Parent:

It's choosing costumes months ahead

Changing minds, "I want this instead."

Kid:

It's corny mazes and the pumpkin patch.

It's creaky doors with a latch.

Parent:
They pick their pumpkins, 20 per?

I hand my cash right to her.

Carving's fun...to watch, you see,

All the work is done by me.

Kid:

Haunted houses, fear is fun.

Haunted forest where you must run.

Parent:

I thought that i-- had outgrown

Haunted houses that creak and moan. 

They make me go out of fear

They think it safe if I am near.

Kid:

Parties made for dressing up.

Grab a costume to put on pup.

Parent:

It's all the parties that I will drive,

I used to go to four or five.

I went out and had MY fun

Drop them off and now I'm done. 

Kid:

House to house we use our feet.

For Trick or Treating can't be beat.

And then... we eat and eat and eat and eat.

Parent:

House-- to-- house--we-- use-- our-- feet.

Trick or treating up the street.

All the candy to rot their teeth

It's the dentist, we bequeath.

I say all this, I do complain.

But I love it all just the same.