Scary Movie

I turn on the TV and a scary movie is showing, the ghost
is clawing out of a blur in a black and white photo

I peep out from behind my fan-fingers, my fear
oozing uncontrollable like sweat

The husband sitting next to me laughs
at my terror, he tells me,

hey, its' just TV, its not real - but
when the ghost jumps out from an empty jacket,

I hear him muffle his yell with
'Shit!'

(21 Nov 2007)