Alms for the Haunted by Thomas Zimmerman

Gimme a skull, or a skull ring;
real evil, or just a bad thing.

Gimme a ghoul, or a used hearse;
genocide, nightmare—whichever’s worse.

Gimme a demon, or a small fear;
a cold corpse, a sweet regret, to hold dear.

Gimme a zombie, or a tarot card;
a shrunken head, or a bible charred.

Gimme a vampire, or an ex-spouse;
a garlic wreath, or rats to plague a charnel house.

Gimme a werewolf, or a blood-red moon;
a festered wound, a harpy lover ready to swoon.

Gimme a succubus, or a curse to trust;
a Poe bust, angel dust, your own haunted wanderlust.