Chinese Halloween

Open the doors

Turn off all the lights

Light the candles

Tell a scary tale

Of bloody murder

And ghosts stalking

In the shadowy twilight

The candles burning bright

Shadows dancing in the night

Young students

Screaming with delight

Pass around the beer and sunflower seeds

Reach into the black box

To feel the slimy goo and

The wet, cold noodles

Have a seance,

Calling lost spirits,

And then a dance

It is so simple and fun

To trick the innocent and naive

So pure of spirit and heart

The ghosts have no nation

To claim their soul allegiance

Spirits know nothing of politics