bright disguises

by Kelli Weldon

Delight in crisp leaves,

black cats, orange bows,

ghost clings in windows.

Kiki’s Delivery Service,

Hocus Pocus. Settle in,

enjoy the show. For once,

forget the mortgage,

that candidate,

this burning earth.

Instead be Sailor Moon

or Carmen San Diego,

or Dana Scully. Eat sugar

and cheer, listen, hear

laughter carrying into

a warm October night.

Kelli Weldon was born and raised in Louisiana and now resides in Texas. Find her poetry in literary publications including Black Moon Magazine, Boats Against The Current, Duck Duck Mongoose Magazine, Eclectica Magazine, Frost Meadow Review, Remington Review, and Rewrite The Stars Review. Instagram: @kelliwritespoems