about the ghosts she said she heard.
The knocks, the noises,
the whispering voices--
impossible. Absurd.
Her man didn't believe in anything
he couldn't hold in his hand.
Such a feckless
show-me skeptic--
such a fucking man.
What was the thing that scared the children,
made them leave their room?
A creaking beam,
a childish dream?
Or maybe, just the moon!
At the stairs he declared there was nothing there,
then was pushed from the back.
He split his head,
now he's dead--
that's just a natural fact.
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for Kerry's "Superstition or Science?" challenge at Real Toads