If the ghost says Die

To be alive at all costs
don’t avoid the place
where it hurts the most.

Go expose yourself
and confront your fears.
You will get long stares
and some nasty sneers.

Goal is to experience
the actual consequence
of all social mishaps
and your unbuttoned pants.

Try something that
you are bound to fail.
Show your favorite moves
after drinking Yale.

Approach strangers and
ask them for advice.
Tell them you’re Hulk
in your green disguise.

Try to sell your stuff
to the passers-by.
When they ask, “How much?”,
Smile but don’t reply.

No offence but they
will think you are insane.
Doesn’t matter, just
don’t say your real name.

Once you’ve done with that,
take a trip alone.
But don’t scream “I’m lost!”
on your way back home.

Pay with pennies and
ask for a discount.
Show up somewhere late
in your grandma’s gown.

Once you start this game,
don’t you dare back up.
Sing five songs on stage
to unfriendly crowd.

Wear outlandish hat
with all confidence.
That spotlight effect,
an exaggerated sense,
claims you are a clown
or a superstar.
Humans of the Earth
judging from afar.

You’re a little suspect
on a weak defense,
understood you’re wrong
but at what expense?

Press all buttons on
this strange interface.
Turn on overdrive
in this frantic chase.
Push past painful points, isn’t it fun?
You could’ve run away,
now you’re scared of no one.

To make sure that
you’ve done all this right,
don’t you hesitate – 
Do weird things at midnight.

To the basement run,
don’t turn on the light.
Use a Ouija Board
to spell out your fright.

If the ghost says “Die”,
Please, don’t pee your pants.
It just pulls some pranks.
Give a second chance.

Watch a horror movie around 3 am –
The easiest thing you’ve done so far.
Maybe it’s a scam?

People claim that these
will help you feel alive.
But if I try it all out,
I think I won’t survive…