Happy Halloween! An Oxymoron

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Happy Halloween! An oxymoron?
Although one's dread and pleasure might appear
Like fantasy and truth to clash, therein
Lie the close-knit twins of fun and fear.
Of course one savors fear through fantasy,
Willing to enjoy it as a truth
Each plays with in the endless play of me,
Embracing the full repertoire of be,
Needing night-worlds brutal and uncouth.

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