Halloween Store

"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 rear-view 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