The Spirit on my stairs

There's a spirit on my stair
I always know it's there
I feel it when I pass it through
No place else but there

Sometimes when I pass it through
I get goose bumps on my hair
Late night on computer
On my neck, I feel it's chilling air

I ask it what it's doing here
What can I do to help
It never has said Boo to me
Not even a tiny yelp

 

Author's Note

Something with a Halloween Flair

Oh by the way the picture i took a couple of years ago i was climbing down from about two hundred feet looked down and saw this. So i popped out my phone and took a shot the big shadow on the tower is me.

Reviews

[imawriter]

I have a spirit in my back yard and one that hangs out in the hallway of my apartment ... the one outside sometimes scares me... so I can relate to the line====I get goose bumps on my hair=======the one inside sometimes rather rudely awakens me from dreams... but is pretty harmless. I like this little ditty.

[Raven Starhawk]

This certainly has spirit. It reads smoothly and glides through my mind easily. Greatly written.

[Eric Cox]

Nicely done. A spooky thing but at least the ghost doesn't want to frighten.

[EmpressPoetess]

You too??? I have a spirit on my stairs! I feel a distinct chill felt no where else in the house, I get goose bumps and once, a slight nudge! this is a great write! thanks for sharing.

[JC]

reminds me of some of the older homes in canada i have lived in, simply stated but something we all can relate to in some way...enjoyed the read..i also liked your statement on your profile that everyone is worth knowing..so true..

[Shelby]

Interesting topic. The rhymes are good, but there are a few awkward places. For example, in the first stanza, the word there is used twice, and in the second stanza, the last line doesn't corrospond with the lengths of the rest of the poem. Other than that, though, I really enjoyed this. It was different from anything I've read yet (which admittedly hasn't been tons) and I liked the change-up. Thank you for sharing it. Oh yeah, and I liked the background story. That was very interesting, especially since I didn't know it beforehand. Again, thank you.

[Liza]

i'll never look at my stairs the same :)

[Markymark]

We all have that sense, not really knowing why. I have a fluttering in my ears, not of fear or Heebie-jeebies, rather a rush of adrenaline. I will admit it's discomforting when it comes, But the write.....short and rhyming simply. It accomplishes the intended response.

Good poem.

Mark

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I have had the same experience..but I didn't find it scary a little unsettling though..nice rhyme and meter..

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Well written spooky tale!