One night,
I walked out my front door,
And stepped…
On a knife.
What was a knife
Doing on my walkway?
That’s when I heard it:
Heavy breathing,
Behind me!
I thought quickly.
If I turn around
Really fast,
Maybe…no.
That wouldn’t work.
My next idea
Was to take off running.
So I did.
I ran and ran.
Even as I ran,
I could still hear it.
Heavy breathing!
As I passed by a tree,
I reached out
And broke off a limb.
It wouldn’t be much,
But I needed something
With which to defend myself.
I turned around, really fast,
And yelled out, “Ha!”
I didn’t see anyone behind me.
I looked down,
And there was my
Smiling golden retriever,
Buddy, panting away.
“You!” I shouted.
“You scared me
Half to death!”
Buddy just smiled
And wagged his tail.
He didn’t understand.
But I was relieved.
That’s when I thought of it.
The knife.
I knew there was a knife
On my walkway.
I walked, slowly,
Back to my walkway,
Trying to catch my breath.
I looked down,
Right where I had seen it.
There it was!
A dog comb.
I must have left it there,
Earlier that afternoon,
When I was out front,
Brushing Buddy.
All this Halloween stuff
Had gone to my head!
I went back inside,
And ate some candy,
That I had bought
For kids on Halloween.
At least this stupid holiday
Was good for something!
Stumbling along the sidewalk 
Great poem!! Excellent for October! In the dark everything takes on a menacing air! At night I must remember that those two sets of Green Glowing eyes belong to my cats Sylvester & Weezer! LOL!!
Glad you liked it! I agree, sometimes everything is different in the dark. Thanks!