Jacko'lantern Man (Pumpkinhead)

Shape poem for the 13 Poetic Days of Halloween Contest 2025

                                                                                    Lost and
                                                                                      crazy
                                                                                          a-
                                                                                        drift;
                                                getting out of a mire of wretched, messy despair is such
                                      tragic work. And alas there is no cure for grief and it will not just up
                                  and disappear with the swipe of a magic wand. But there is a wild witch on
                                hand who does offer a balm of sort to the dank well of  murky darkness that ne-
                                ver wants to                    give a reprieve to the deep                madness that  is
                              a constant rem                  inder of the constant huge                  weight of tragedy
                            that doesn't seem to take a rest. But rest maybe it shall, with a way to get some relief
                            from a life that has turned into day                        after day of misery.The witch creates
                          a grim pumpkin-headed  helper so                        grotesque, ready to do its quest. And
                          a bitter  chill does arise, as Pumpkinhead seeks to cut the murderers down to size. It d-
                          oes not seem to reason, as it is a monster on a ghoulish mission. But the man who was
                          the bearer of grief, has an intense change of heart. Pumpkinhead, though does want to
                          do his sinister part. It is a                                                        challenge to be sure. For
                            he must be stopped at all                                                        costs as he spreads wr
                              ath around. Because fighting evil with  evil is the constant quandary where no one
                                can win, as hate is an energy where no real justice can  ever be found. So the
                                moral of the story is, when you are tempted by dark revenge. do resist. Stay in
                                  the comforting  light where wicked summoned creatures do not ever exist.