NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD <br /> <br />look like living dead <br />I zombie...you good girl ghoul <br />Halloween Party <br />one drink too many both feel <br />as hideous as we look <br /> <br />LEAD KINDLY LIGHT <br /> <br />all night the candle <br />sees me through storm that rages <br />outside my window <br />now as dawn defeats storm <br />it gutters...its light...fading <br /> <br />YOU HAVE TO THROW A SIX TO START <br /> <br />I was always naughts <br />& you were always crosses <br />snakes to my ladders <br />us...a game of tic-tac-toe <br />here even winners...losers <br /> <br />THE BREAKDOWN <br /> <br />shrimp staring at me <br />their little eyes daring me <br />to...go on...eat them <br />seemed to cheer even though dead <br />when I pushed aside the plate<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/night-of-the-living-dead-tanka/
