His face appeared arbitrarily:
\nI just sank the serrated jack-knife
\nblade into the orange eye socket,
\nsawed away, and there he was.
\nI was dismayed to see the dead
\nin a jack o’lantern face, but he refused
\nto leave, just lolled on the table
\nleering at me. When I lit the candle
\nhe glared all night, smelling slightly
\nputrid, as pumpkins and road-kill will.
\nIf I carve another, will his twin appear?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
His face appeared arbitrarily: I just sank the serrated jack-knife blade into the orange eye socket, sawed away, and there he was. I was dismayed to see the dead in a jack o’lantern face, but he refused to leave, just … Continue reading