I know I would just terribly crumble without you

It’s October 12th and you’re putting up Halloween decorations like you do every year

You like to make your house inviting, as you you’d let any stranger walk in

You spent all year planning planting those ripe tomatoes

I’m sure you wouldn’t want birds eating them so you took me out

You saw me on that shelf and thought I was worthy enough

Thought I was frightening enough to scare those black crows away

You even gave me a little hat, which barely fit me so you sew it onto me

Perfectly

I instantly added flavor to your old home and took care of your tomato issue

Two birds one stone

I knew if you left me there, didn’t adjust me from time to time

I really would crumble

The hay would start to fall off my body

My candy corn nose would be eaten

And the birds would know, I’m not real

The snow would come and your tomatoes would go inside

And you’d throw me out as December snuck up on us

But you didn’t

You put me in your attic, cold but good enough

What matters is you kept me