I step out where the maple leaves curl
Sodium light paints the pavement pearl
Plastic pumpkin swinging from my fist
Breath clouds rising like morning mist
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The porch lights blink like tired eyes
Wind carries scent of smoke and spice
Footsteps shuffle on cracked sidewalk
Night unwinds its velvet clock
Sodium saints walk slow through amber haze
Candy corn crowns for the Halloween days
Mist clings low where the jack-o'-lanterns glow
We're the children the autumn winds know
Altar boy knees on cold stone floor
Now I'm knocking on a stranger's door
Hymnals traded for a chocolate bar
Prayer beads swapped for a sugar star
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The porch lights blink like tired eyes
Wind carries scent of smoke and spice
Footsteps shuffle on cracked sidewalk
Night unwinds its velvet clock
Sodium saints walk slow through amber haze
Candy corn crowns for the Halloween days
Mist clings low where the jack-o'-lanterns glow
We're the children the autumn winds know
Skeleton hands grip rusted gates
Porch witches stir their candy fates
Dry leaves skitter like bony feet
Neighbor's dog howls at the street
Sodium saints walk slow through amber haze
Candy corn crowns for the Halloween days
Mist clings low where the jack-o'-lanterns glow
We're the children the autumn winds know
Fog swallows the cul-de-sac whole
Shadows stretch like elongating soul
A porch light dies with a sudden pop
The rhythm pauses, the night won't stop
Sodium saints walk slow through amber haze
Candy corn crowns for the Halloween days
Mist clings low where the jack-o'-lanterns glow
We're the children the autumn winds know
Last house looms with its pumpkin grin
Sort the sweetness on the counter top
Mother smiles where the candle burns
Father pours the cider, waits his turn
Sodium saints walk slow through amber haze
Candy corn crowns for the Halloween days
Mist clings low where the jack-o'-lanterns glow
We're the children the autumn winds know
Sodium saints, we reap what we sow
Sodium saints fade into dawn
Until the next Halloween morn