Letting Our Ghosts Rest In Peace

LETTING OUR GHOSTS REST IN PEACE

Within the realm of death not every demise

can be registered on purely physical planes

when our mortal souls create our living ghosts.

How is it so easy to create these ghosts?

We push a button, trip a switch, speak false words,

point our fingers, accuse others, cast our stones,

enact elite laws, pull triggers, ignite flames,

though the results will always remain the same.

Why do we think we can deny living ghosts?

We ignore life’s lessons and reject the past,

stifle scruples, justify guilt, revoke doubt,

shrouding righteousness in a deity’s name,

though the results will always remain the same.

Why is it difficult to banish these ghosts?

We subdue the conscience and silence the cries,

purge memories, build barriers, deflect faults,

refusing to acknowledge personal blame,

though the results will always remain the same.

Why do we even have to create such ghosts?

If we acknowledge, accept human error,

compromise, make amends and right civil wrongs,

open our hearts and reach out to each other

the moral results shall always keep us sane.

Reviews

[roarke]

Great perspective here W.W. I like the contrast between the ghosts we create and our mortality. I think one of the biggest and least attributed to creating these kinds of ghosts is "convenience". Our mortal selves are slaves to convenience and because of that, the stage is set to create all kinds of ghosts. Insightful write.

[Willys Watson]

It's true that we don't have to create living ghosts for our souls. Many things, from greed to distrust to intolerance factor into the equation that is human life.