Ghost of Appleton High

He moved through the corridors
As easily as can be
For he could not be seen
By you or by me.

The bathroom was his resting place
He’d stay there through the night
But once the halls came alive by day
He’d leave to start the fright.

The children moved from room to room
And patiently he would wait
With a sadistic smile on his face
They met their ghastly fate.

He was the ghost of Appleton High
And everyone knew his name
A terrifying menace to one and all
Well deserving of his fame.

He’d whisper in that gravelly voice
“You’re next” he’d say with glee
His victim would then try to hide
But never could go free.

He chose his victims randomly
They felt the sharpness of his blade
He struck without a pattern or care
And that made them more afraid.

He was relentless in his own way
As he marked the next to die
He loved to hear them shriek with fear
And then begin to cry.

He was the ghost of Appleton High
And everyone knew his name
A terrifying menace to one and all
Well deserving of his fame.

Of course he wasn’t always that way
A mortal he’d once been
His life was ended much too soon
By a vengeful man named Fin.

The motive for this sinful act
Was a straying wife
Fin blamed poor Ben for the affair
So he ended his young life.

A ghost was born that rainy night
When poor Ben ceased to be
The victim of a choking hold
For a life lived recklessly.

He was the ghost of Appleton High
And everyone knew his name
A terrifying menace to one and all
Well deserving of his fame.